On This Date in Minnesota History: February 18

February 18, 1915 – Frank Uksisich, for the past two years employed as a laborer at the Norman Mine near Virginia, Minn., was found dead about 3 this afternoon on the railroad track leading to the Prindle open pit mine, with a bullet hole through his heart and a second through his neck at the base of the larynx. Near his body was found a 22-calibre revolver, with two empty chambers, clearly indicating that he had died by his own hand.

The body was found by engineers in the employ of the Oliver Iron Mining Company, who were making a trip to the mine. Coroner Crowe viewed it and decided that an inquest was unnecessary. It was removed to the Gillespie undertaking parlors this evening to be prepared for burial.

Uksisich was 30 years old and unmarried. His only known relative has yet to be located. Uksisich had been despondent for some time over ill health. His friends believe that brooding over his physical condition led him to commit suicide.

The Virginia Enterprise; “Mine Laborer Took Life; Ill Despondent. Fired Bullet Through Heart from Small Calibre Revolver Sometime During Yesterday.”; Feb. 19, 1915; p. 1.

Norman Mine, Virginia, Minn.

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