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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1913
Page
33
Antonio business property backs its value on a population of 120000 and conservative values. The country tributary to San Antonio develops rapidly, signaling a thriving sector as the state advances. The city aims to be the most populous, attractive, and prosperous in the great southwest.
The piece calls Houston Street the Broadway of San Antonio, noting it as the city’s central commercial artery. It emphasizes that tens of thousands of pedestrians pass daily, with modern growth concentrated on or near Houston Street and its ease for merchants and safety for investors.
A large second story room 48 by 98 feet in a new building offered for lease suitable for a business college hall lodge room or similar. Has south frontage and stairs from Houston and College streets plus a front room 20 by 50 feet. Located within half a block of the Gunter and St Anthony hotels with all San Antonio streetcar lines passing nearby. Desirable tenants invited.
Real estate notes offer 50 feet frontage near the Wolff & Marx Apartment store at 700 dollars per front foot and 70 feet on Main Avenue at 250 dollars per front foot. An 76 feet frontage on Avenue C is priced at 300 dollars per front foot, marketed as exceptionally cheap.
Eastern funds offer lowest current rates on improved San Antonio business and residence property. Db J Hart 726 to 730 Gunter Building.
Real estate notices advertise multiple properties in Laurel Heights and surrounding areas. 1419 McCullough Avenue corner Magnolia Avenue offers an 8 room two story home. 226 Hays Street near tracks features a warehouse site and a house. 92x130 corner lot with two new homes and a cottage yields $90 monthly rent. Various other lots and income properties offer quick sale terms and high yields in San Antonio neighborhoods.
Non resident offers two 4 room cottages on Belmont street and West French Place eight room home near a car lot. Madison Square two lots priced at 1000 each plus a three acre Artesian Gardens tract at 325 per acre. Four more lots and two new cottages near the new 8S depot offered at 2750 for quick sale with near term terms.
An eight room Colonial front building about four years old offers a beautiful city view one block west of San Pedro Avenue and the car line. It is described as unmatched on the hill at the given price.
For sale a Laurel Heights parcel a large 90 by 122 lot with a six room and a half house in good condition. Surrounded by valuable homes and property offers 3500 dollars for a short time. Also 2 percent acres of land with a neat five room and screened sleeping porch includes chicken houses barns a good well a gasoline engine an irrigating ditch in front tools horses and wagon. Terms cheap at 2300 dollars.
Four 38 by 75 foot lots on two streets priced at 350 dollars for the set. Five adjoining 50 by 150 foot corner lots near Collins Garden car lot offered at 1200 dollars for all. Short time offer.
Real estate note offers 1200 acres 18 miles south of the city and 120 acres near Terrells Hot Well plus 40 acres near Harlandale on Corpus Christi road. Direct from owner. If you mean business only.
Advertises 320 acres in Moore colony tract eight miles east of Moore and eight miles from Devine at 12.50 per acre, with land near Hollywood in Wharton county at 75 per acre, and a 900 acre San Antonio area farm at 40 per acre. Seeks quick sale or trade via Alamo Home Builders Crockett and Navarro Street contact Mr. Rogers.
Judge Ira Rothberger introduces a system allowing jurors to continue work if docked for jury duty, with bosses called to serve in place. The aim is to reduce excusal requests and curb professional jurymen. Sheriff Sullivan will issue all subpoenas under the plan.
W A Batty selects a five room house on Loretto Place cost 1500 dollars. Batty also plans a dwelling on Castillo Street valued at 4000 dollars. Christina Klaus to construct a Nolan Street dwelling costing 2000 dollars. San Antonio National Bank to alter property on West Commerce Street for 1500 dollars.
A city notice lists license numbers 3548 to 3554 with corresponding owners and street addresses. Avery Martin at 320 Pruitt Ave and Charles G. Groos at 1917 Monterey Street appear among the licensees. Additional names include A L Sharp 218 McKinley Ave and F H Redmond 3519 South Flores St.
Frank C. Martinez wed Mrs Mamie Dortch. Daniel Mirles tied to Benita Soto. Jose Mayan joined Matilde Lopez in marriage license records.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. W Weininger on April 30 at 423 Wicks Street. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Israel Nayfach on April 29 at 1802 Garden Street.
Burial permits issued for Mrs. Gussie Stafford age 43 who died May 2 at 506 Rayton Avenue. Also listed are Delfino Olivo age 7 who died May 2 at 212 South Laredo Street and Miguel Gomez age 35 who died May 3 on Pecan Street.
Berlin reports that French deputies display stronger military knowledge than Germans while Alsace Lorraine loyalty lingers. Debate centers on army reform, menial service, and a new war tax with party splits over who bears the burden and support for a war levy.
Ithaca New York professor James K. Rice reports Cornell Supreme the prize hen laid 660 eggs in three years the highest sustained yield for that period. The eggs weigh 86.19 pounds about 25.82 times the hen’s weight. Cornell Surprise produced 562 eggs in three years. Windsor Ontario is noted as a fast growing Canadian city.
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