Belick, Frank - Died 1897

BELICK

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:25

Source: Decorah Republican June 3, 1897 P 5 C 2

End of a Carousal.
Elma, Iowa, May 27.—Yesterday Frank Belick, who lived near Maple Leaf, about eight miles from Elma, took his wife and eight children to town and bought for each a new suit of clothes, and for himself a keg of beer. He and his family then returned home, and made merry over the contents of the keg, and everything seemed to be moving along with regularity until 11 a. m. yesterday, when Mr. Belick tied one end of a string to the trigger of the gun and the other to his big toe, placed the muzzle of the gun to his head, wiggled his toe and blew the top of his head off