Week of October 10-16

Each week, the Southeast Missourian's librarian chooses articles, photos and items of interest that appeared in the pages of this newspaper during the same week in our 100-year history.

Look inside each Tuesday's edition for this yearlong feature.

Saturday, Oct. 13, 1906

Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Houck moved into a new home near the current Southeast campus in 1906. The house was made of gray, pressed brick and stone. The newspaper reported that it was "probably the finest residence in Southeast Missouri."

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1927

This clipping announces the construction contract for the Marquette Hotel.

Friday, Oct. 13, 1944

"The Most Popular Guy in the Neighborhood"

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1968

With the opening of the new Saint Francis Medical Center, the last patients were transferred by an ambulance bus from the old Saint Francis Hospital in this Oct. 9, 1976, photograph.