Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1915 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.-—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. Suicide at Goodland.

Millard Talmadge, a familiar character around Goodland for many years, committed suicide on Christmas day by shooting himself. He lived alone and no cause, other than despondency, is known for the act. He had previously told some of his friends that he was going to die, and- asked them to give him a decent burial. He had some money on •his person and owned a small piece of property. The were taken to fcankakee Saturday and buried beside the grave of his wife.—Kentland Enterprise.