Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-10-27
HUNT ACCIDENT is
FATAL TO HUSTING
u. S. SENATOR IS ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT BY BROTHER ON
OUTlNG TRIP.
OTHER WISCONSIN DOlNGS
Items Of interest Throughout the State
Gathered by Alert Correspondents
and Bulletned In Brief for
the Busy Reader.

Ripon, Oct. 22.-United States Sen
ator Paul 0. Husting. democrat. was
accidentally and fatally shot Sunday
afternoon By his brother. GustAve,
while duck hunting at Rush lake. near
here. Senator Husting died al 10: AS
o'clock Sunday night at the farm house
Of {. a. blackburn. near Pickett
The senator remained conscious
while he as being taken TO the Black
burn home Before doctors reached
his bedside. however, he became IN
conscious and did not know those
about him again He realized. on the
way to the Blackburn home. that the
end was near.
Senator Hustins and his brother
Gustaye, were rowing in separate
! boats when the tragedy occurred. the
boat o. the former being just ahead
The senator saw flock OF ducks and
called 10 his brother 10 shoot.
The senator suddenly rose from
STOPPING position. evidently thinking
that the shot would pass over his head
His brother. aiming at the ducks,
pulled the trigger. Senator HusLng
was in direct line with the shot. and
the full charge penetrated his back al
close range.
He feI back in The boat. His broth.
er hurriedly rowed to his side and then
70 The shore. Friends were summoned
and the senator was taken to the
Blackburn farm house At rrst it was
thought the shot had penetrated his
shoulder. and that perhaps he had not
been fatally injured Several physi-
Gals We're summoned They saw that
the senator was in a critical condition.
Senator Hustir.E. was The first Unit
ed States senator from Wisconsin to
be elected by direct vote Of the PEG
PIE. defeating former Gov. r. E. Nc
Govern in November, 1914. BY 967
votes He succeeded Isaac Stephen
son in the senate on March 4, 1915.
His te IN expires on March :. 1921.
Ills first political ofhce was d district
attorney OF Dodge counts. to which he
was elected in 1902 and reelected in
1903, Te was. elected to the state sen
ate in 1896 and reelected in 1910
Soon after he went TO Washington
the senator became one Of the admin
istration leaders He has been Wis
c0nsin's heroic figure since the Knitted
States declared war against Germany.
Throughout his brief career at the ma
tional capitol he stood squarely back
Of President Wilson in all matters per
tanning TO vigorous and successful
prosecution Of the war.
He was Wisconsius spokesman in
the United States senate on the side OF
America. and his stand won him many
friends among republicans and demo
Gratis who did NOT support him when
he ran for election.
The senator waged an uncompro-
missing fight in his own state 10 check
the work OF German propagandists.
He was born in Fond du Lac on
April 25, 1895. a son of John P. Hust-
Ing and Mary NJ Hustine. nee Juneau.
his mother being the fourth youngest
Of sixteen children born to Solomon
Juneau. founder Of Milwaukee. His ia
ther emlgrated from Jae grand dncny
Of Luxembourg to the United States in
1855
Senator Husting moved with ais par
ents 10 Mayville Wis, in 1876, where
ne received G common school educa-
ton. and at the age Of II years he be
I came successfully clerk, in a general
store. galway postal clerk, mailing
clerk in the Wisconsin state prison.
and assistant bookkeeper in the Office
Of the secretary of state He entered
the University of Wisconsin Law
school. passed the state bar examina-
ton and was admitted 10 the bar in
1895.
He is survived by his mother, six
brothers and q sister-Otto C.. his pri-
yate secretary. Max, South Dakota :;
Leo. in railroad service al Kaukauna:
T. A. and 2 Hustlne. who are at
torneys n Fond du Lac, Gustave and
Mrs Belle Lamoreaux, both OF May
Vile.