PART OF MILLION-DOLLAR BABY.
Belongs to Grandpa Foster, on His
Way to Visit It.
John M. Foster of Butte, Mont., was in Kansas City yesterday, on his way to San Francisco for the arrival of Admiral Evans's fleet. Mr. Foster has the distinction of being the co-grandfather of the $1,000,000 grandchild which Senator W. A. Clark also has a like interest in. The mother of the famous baby is the daughter of Mr. Foster. From the size of the letter of credit he presented at the Missouri Savings bank yesterday Mr. Foster will be able to give the lucky baby something to cut his teeth on.
There was a story out recently that after saying he would give $1,000,000 to the first boy born with the name of Clark, the copper king welched, giving the baby only a few thousand as a nest egg.
"I guess that is not exactly right," said Grandpa Foster at the bank yesterday. "Senator Clark thinks a heap of the baby. He is crazy about it, and sees it whenever he can. We all love the little fellow. He is W. A. Clark III, his father being W. A. Clark II. Until last year they all lived in Butte, but at present my daughter and her husband and the baby are living in Los Angeles. I am going out there to see them now, and while there will go on up to San Francisco to see the battleships come in."
