Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-04-10
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SA Soy MiLlaAAlRs
little Nafsyrz1I Bohseta, 10 Fears Old, thu
Possessor OF Fortune or %, 900, 900.

little NaTshA1l ROheeta, 10 Fears Old this
Possessor OF a Fortune OF 81. 200. 600.
Little Marshall Roberts, son of the
late Marshall o. Roberts, is the young
est millionaire in New York City.
There are hundreds of children in New
York who will probably some day in
herit one or more millions, but little
Marshall Roberts already inherits his
vast fortune, and in eleven years it viii
be entirely in his control.
His father was one of the great mer-
chants of his day. and when he died
some four years ago he left an estate
valued at $40, 900. The little boy
did not have this entire fortune be-
queathed him, because there were other
claimants with equal rights to it.
When Mr.. Roberts died he was an old
man. His widow, one of the beautiful
young society women of our metrop-
oils, and the mother of little Marshall,
was his second wife. His first wife was
thirty years her senior, and had .
daughter who is now Mrs. Ames Van
Wart. Mrs. Van Wart has daughter,
Miss Evelyn Van Wart, who is 20 years
old. This makes young Mrs. Roberts,
who is now but 80. stepmother to .
lady of 40, and stepgrandmother to .
young lady of 20, and the little million
aire of 10 uncle to maiden twice his
age.
When Mr.. Roberts died he left will
dividing his money between his wife,
his granddaughter and his little son.
The son has half of the fortune for
hut ha -
his mother is to have the income from
the 5000, 900.
Little Marshall Roberts will some
day be one of the greatest catches in
the matrimonial market, and he bids
fair to be a handsome and clever young
man. He is nice. healthy-looking lad,
tall for his age, well formed, and with q
round face full of intelligence. He has
great. soft. brown eyes like his mothers,
and q dimple in rather decided-look-
ing chin.
every year Of his life, has lived for
months in London and Paris, speaks
German and French as well as English,
and is being educated for man Of the
world.
His greatest ambition at present is
to be an athlete. He has bicycle on
which he rides up and down Fifth
avenue; he plays tennis, bowls and
rides. Two horses are at his command.
,aad almost every fine morning he may
ibe seen mounted on one of them, and
ATTENDED by his own special groom. "a
Young Irishman who once rode in q cir
Gus, as the young millionaire is fond
OF explaining to his friends. 6
; He has tutor who lives in the house
and looks after his mental training.
He is being educated after the English
fashion and learns his Latin and Greek
with his English primer. I'D
Mrs. Roberts is proud of her bright,
handsome boy, and takes every pains to
make him a healthy. educated gentle
man. He eats plain food. sleeps on .
hard mattress, is taught to know tho
value of money and in every way lis
trained with the same rigor as . royal
prince. &
His fortune is. most of it, invested in
real estate and Government bonds. aud
four or five well-known men are his
guardians. His income, when he comes
into his fortune, will be 500, 900 year.
which is almost $3.50 day, or &22 for
every hour he lives.