El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05

That submarines and rumors of war
have no effect upon the general de-
sire for Ell Paso realty Is evidenced
by the fact that the local real estate
market during the past week showed
unusual activity and sales for the
week aggregated more than a quar-
ter Of a million dollars.
While White-Paden negotiated the
largest deal OF the week, J. l. Mari
* Co. made the largest number Of
sales. The Mars made 16 sales, to-
falling more than $4,000. White-Pa-
den made two deals totaling $l46,00p.
Buys Near Grand Theater.
G. Becker bought from HaymOn
krupp 50xI20 feet on Texas street,
the west and the purchase price was
$4,000, or $1,000 per front foot. Mr..
Becker at once commissioned Erchi-
tectS frost & frost TO prepare plans
for a one story building and base
ment to be constructed on the ground
The building will cost SIS. 900.
II. f. COOney Buys Apartment.
Through White-Paden company, I.
z. Booker sold 10 7. F. Cooney the
Piedmont apartment property, 75x120
feet on the corner Of Santa Fe street
and West Boulevard The purchase
price was $4,000 In part payment
7. f Cooney transferred to Mr..
Booker IS acres Of land four miles
above las Cruces, N NJ, for S54.O0O-
There is a handsome house on the
land and - acres is in bearing ap-
pie orchard.
white-Paden company also sold to
7. F. Cooney for L. II. Orndorff and
H. P. Jackson 50x12O feet at S09-11
Mesa avenue for $4,000.
Home Campaign Stimulates.
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campaign, inaugurated by the XII
wants club, has been very successful"
stated ". K Mari. Of the firm OF
James L. Mari & Co. People who
have been paying rent and in some
cases have been renting the same
house for years. are figuring on buy
ing" This is a class Of buyers Mr.
Mari states that the efforts Of the
kiWanis club have aroused TO tn i'm
pOrtance Of buying their own homes.
Mr.. Mari reports the following
sales made by his firm during the
week ending May 4;
II. 4. Taylor to ". K. Mari, survey
No. Zoe, island tract, 90 acres; $4,000.
W. ". Carol 10 Il A Taylor. east
Is feet OF lot %, all of lot IS in block
IS, Franklin Heights addition; $3.50.
A E Carne to J. W. Phillips, lots
II to 19 in block 81, Bassett's addition;
THOMAS Jaques to J. W. Phillips.
lots . 20 % in block SO, Bassett's ad-
dition: SIPS.
J. H. Grayson 10 Mari Bros. Invest
ment Co, lots 10 TO Il in block 30,
Government Hill addition; s1125.
Mari Bros. Investment CO. to G. 7.
Rhodes. lot 9 and west half of lot 10.
n block $50, East FL Paso addition;
s2T5e
Mari Bros. Investment Co. to Tran
euilinO Carreras. the east half of lot
I. and all OF IS, in block 4, Chula
Vista. Sl75.
Mrs. R. c. Woods, lots TO u IN
block Il, East Fl Paso addition: $1,000.
Mrs. n. Davidson Buys Lots.
Mari Bros. Investment Co., Q. s.
Stewart and ". X Mari to Mrs. Nit
1ie Davidson, west five feet Of q
and east IS feet OF % in block II
% Hague's subdivision: s450o.
Mari Bros Investment Co. 10 H E
Christie. lots l to in block 81, Bas-
sets addition: $500.
Mari Bros. Investment Co. to r B.
Stevens, 56 by lis feet in block Z,
East FL Paso; $1,000.
c. S and r L. Davis. center As feet
eight inches of lots % to 2s in block
lis. East Ell Paso: $3.50.
Mari Bros. Investment Co. TO A l.