Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-06-22

century of married life, during which
Mr.. Taft became a United states
Judge, Commissioner of the Philip
pines, Secretary of War and presi
dent.
Both inside and outside the White
House every preparation had been
made to-day for the reception by
President and Mrs. Taft. Every angle
and corner of the White House was
festooned with electric lights; and
a searohlight was mounted near By
to play upon the fountain, near whic
the President and Mrs. Taft planned
to receive. Six thousand lights were
used in preparing the display. Japan
ese lanterns added to the picturesque
ness.
The Grand Opera House renova-
ton and remodeling will begin July
l. and Miss Kate Ferris, the owner.
promises to give Manager Thomp-
son one Of the safest and handsom-
est playhouses in the State when it
is completed. Part of the material
for the rebuilding of the House has
already been ordered.
The steam heating will be from
the central heating plant and there
will be no fire in the building. The
entire wiring for electric lights in
the House will be re-installed and
a complete modern and safe system
installed. The lobby will be remade
and arranged conveniently as well
as handsomely.
Miss Ferris will make the seating
arrangement much better than it has
been and on the lower floor new
seats will take the place of the pres
ent ones. The boxes will be re-
moved, the procenium arch en-
larged, new scenery painted and bet
ter dressing rooms made. She ex-
poets to complete the House by the |
first, of September
Manager Thompson expects to en-
gage some prominent star for the
opening and will play as many high
class engagements at reasonable pric-
es as the theatre-going public will
support. He will begin his booking
for next esason at once and will like
ly procure number of good attrac-
tions in conjunction with other near
by houses.
Columbia, Mo-, Jun 21.
Great preparations are being
made for the big Missouri Kansas
foot ball game in this
next Thanksgiving. Already a large
number of seats have been spoken
for, though no reservations made.
The new concrete stadium, with
L capacity of 42SS, will be completed
by August first and this will give Ro
ins field seating accommodations for
ully 1000. Practically all of the ho-
el space in the city has been re-
jerved this far ahead for the game.
Tom Bivian, citizen of Vandalia,
No., was seriously, if not fatally, in
ured at the Mississippi Glass Co.'s
liant at that place Wednesday morn !
ng. BiVian was employed there
nd was hurt by some falling coal.
Bivian is 81 years old and unmar-
led. He resides with his mother in
Tandalia. :
He was badly mashed and his
ondition is such that his recovery h
5 very doubtful. v
After giving Miss Enid Hlbbard in
a five-minute handicap,
Tugh Robinson, in his Curtiss BIZ
lane, beat her by few seconds in
race from the Glen Echo Club to
1nloch Park Tuesday, says the st. .
,ouis Republic Robinson is broth 4
r of Mrs. j. W. Keltner, of this
ity.
Robinson covered the distance of L
TX miles in little over five minutes, a
lille the speedometer in Miss Hib- s.
ards machine showed speed of y
, miles an hour on some points of p
10 road. The race was the sequel u
, Robinson's call in an aeroplane q
n lunch at the Glen Echo club
ouse. and Immediately followed s,