Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1915 — William Talmadge Life at Goodland. [ARTICLE]

William Talmadge Life at Goodland.

Goodland Herald. A sad tragedy was enacted Xmas morning when Wm. Talmadge, aged about 80 years, committed suicide at his quarters in a room over Buch’s market, by discharging one load from a muzzle loading shotgun, the charge entering the left chest, lust below tbe heart, and several large arteries and be died in a few minutes. Mr. Talmadge had been: a sufferer of asthma and kidney trouble for many years and had taken treatment from a number of physicians without any relief. It was known that he was inflicted with an incurable disease but none suspected that he would commit any act that would end his life and it was quite a surprise to his friends. About 9:50 Christmas morning a shot was hear dand (Marshal O. H. Mohney rushed upstairs and found Mr. Talmadge mortally bounded, and at 10:10 he passed away'. . Upon investigation SBO was found in a small sack and sl7 in his pockHe had a balance of $6 in the bank. A deed was found for a burial lot in the ‘Mound Grove cemetery *at Kankakee, 111., beside that of his mother, and the remains were taken to that place Saturday morning and interment made that afternoon. It is rumored that Mr. Talmadge has a son about 17 years old as well as several brothers and sisters, but their residence is unknown to Goodland people. Mr. Talmadge has been a resident of Goodland for about ten years and has always been satisfied to live by himself and at no time molested anyone and the town hardly knew he was a citizen in our midst. He left no word, but it is generally understood that his ill health, and the realization that there was no cure for him, led him to commit the rash act that took his life.