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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1913
Page
29
San Antonio business property is expected to rise as the city develops in wealth population and commerce. The $3 450 000 bond issue is viewed as certain and will fuel employment circulation of money and rapid modern development. San Antonio would outclass peers of similar size.
The essay declares Houston street as the city’s central commercial hub with Commerce and Travis streets widening to boost its importance. It notes modern buildings and crowds, touts property on Houston street as profitable, and advertises a bargain near Wolff & Marx Department store with expected traffic from the opening and street widening.
Good investment noted for 50 feet of Travis Street frontage near the Gunter and St Anthony Hotels at 750 dollars per front foot. The property between Avenue C and Main Avenue is developing rapidly and is expected to become a premier retail street. Now is a favorable time to buy.
Choice Main Avenue frontage offered at 250 dollars per front foot. The seller notes Main Avenue is a business street now and will improve, making this the cheapest property option at this price.
Eastern funds offer competitive rates for loans on improved San Antonio residences and business properties. Private lenders advertise favorable terms to buyers and investors seeking financing options in the city.
L. J. Hart is listed with an address at 726 to 730 Gunter Building. The brief entry notes the location in the city and provides no further details.
Cottage beauty in San Antonio with polished floors beamed ceilings and electric fixtures offered at 3250 dollars by Wallace Rogers Realty Co Crockett 3606. Also two five and two six room houses on Hill Street near car line priced at 7250 for all plus a fine eight room residence on Alamo Heights at 3500 and a five room Los Angeles Heights cottage at 1650. East Houston Street address for A J Wernette provided.
A sequence of property transfers records numerous deeds and trusts across multiple additions and blocks including Moore's subdivision, Sunset Place, Tierra Rica, West Laurel Heights, Hillcrest and Villa San Jose. Transferees include Turner Johnson Harriet Long Kate Traynor George Pey ton W. H. Howard Sarah Beyon Annie Poor L. Poor Margaret Hickling and others with nominal payments from $1 to $800 and several undivided interests noted.
No. 3772 Buick license issued to G E B Woodley at 120 West Summit Avenue. No. 3773 Thor motorcycle license issued to W E Sperring at 307 South Presa Street.
Davis on Bandera avenue offers alterations for 1500 dollars. Wofford lists a two room house on Fair avenue at 125 dollars. Walker has a four room house on Dakota street priced at 850 dollars.
The Cuero era feud between the Taylor and Sutton families in DeWitt and nearby counties leads to killings and near hangings. Jim Taylor, age 18, becomes a feared gunman after the Indianola and Galveston episodes, disappears after the 1875 hurricane, and is rumored alive in San Antonio years later.
A 235 by 125 foot corner lot near Center City on streetcar lines promises build to suit for manufacturing, garage, furniture, ice factory or groceries. Also a small West Commerce street store for rent at 25 monthly ideal for drugstore or retail. Additional furnished cottage and rooms for rent listed, with contact details.
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses including Charlies E Rees with Mildred Marlow and others. A Big Four railway train halted by fire near Cleveland prompted a passenger, a millionaire, to exit and help by digging a trench with picks and shovels under a raf tor hose knee.
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