The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-22


afternoon and the funeral wall be
held from the home of his sister, Mrs.
c. w. Lamoreux. On Wednesday
forenoon at 10 o'clock.
Senator Hnsting, according to his
brother, Peter, had planned q two
weeks hunting trip from Washing
ton and requested that four of his
grown-up brothers arrange their
business so that one could be with
him and it fell to the lot OF Gustave
to be his companion on Sunday. The
two were shooting out Of the same
blind" The senator discovered
eight maIlards flying in the direc-
ton favorable to Gustave and sig
nailed to him to shoot. Gustave dis
charged his gun Just as the senator
moved to an upright position in his
boat and the charge penetrated the
senator's back under the left Shout
der blade. some of the pellets pierre
ing the left lung.
"Did the Best I Knew How"
you shot me-" cried the senator
to his brother. Gustave hurriedly
rowed to the senator's boat, got him
self and the senator ashore and tried
to stop the flow of blood.
Hurrying to a farm house, physi-
clans were telephoned for.
mo use sending for doctors. I'm
done for" said the senator. Tell
them / did the best knew how"
Senator Husting remained con-
scious until 7:15. He talked abou4 the
accident and seemed to think he him-
self was to blame. Physicians ar
rived from Ripon and administered
morphine to allay the pain but said
it was only a question Of a short
hot he
The senator is survived by six
brothers and one sister.
Governor Philip, who is in Mil
waukee today. said he would not
make statement concerning a sue
cessor to Senator Husting until aft
er the funeral.
Under the federal statutes a spe-
cial election will be held to choose q
successor. There is no provision in
the Wisconsin statutes giving the
governor power to make an appoint
ment.
u Hustina's Career.
Paul o. HustinR, Democrat OF
MayvilIe, Dodge county, Wisconsin,
was born at Fond du Lac, Wis,
April rs, 1866 and removed with
his parents to Mayville in 1875. He
attended the common schools OF
Fond du Lac and Dodge counties
until his sixteenth year, then he be-
became a clerk in a general store,
clerk in the postoffice and then rail-
way postal clerk, successfully, and
then clerk in the Office of the secre-
tary Of state. He entered the Uni
versity of Wisconsin in 1895 and in
December Of that year, he passed the
state bar examination and COM
menced the practice of law at May
vile. Wis, in which business he has
been engaged ever since. He was
elected district attorney in 1902 and
again in 1904: in 1906 was. elected
state senator from the Thirteenth
senatorial district and re-elected In
1910; was elected to the United
States senate in 1914 to succeed Isaac
Stephenson. His term of ONCE would
have expired March 81, 1891.
Senator Husting was elected to the
United States senate in 1914 in ont
of the most spectacular political con-
tests in the states history.
Soon after he went to Washington,
tho senator became one OF the adj
leaders. ThrouEhout his
brief career at the national, capitaI
he stood squarely back. Of President
Wilson in all matters pertaining 10 a
vigorous and successful prosecution
of the war.
The senator waged an llncon@
promising fight in hts state to check
the work OF German propagandists.