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Far year*, old John Koop, of Hour- ’ ton, Texas, has been known as a miser. 1 He died a few data ago of starvation, ! refusing rotd op to (be last moment. 1 He left at least 150,000 in real estate aod id money, owning much property in Houston He was a biter of man- ( kind, and bated women so much that | be would not even rent his bouses to one of them. The miser lived in a 1 w0*1 corned hovel. When be was dying fbe room was so dark tbit the doctor, who bad come voluntarily to attend the man, ordered another candle ttghied ; but old Koop raised his bead, aud with his dying breath, expostulated, and forbade the extra va-ga nee.—Sh reveport Sta n dard,
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The Richland Beacon
Rayville, Louisiana, US
Sat, Jan 22, 1881
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