El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

valley lands are picking up as 9
business proposition" said r. c. Bal
ley, -as the farmers are planning for
spring The high price which alfalfa
is commanding, $40 a ton, and wheat
and other grains make the valley land
investment a very attractive one to
The farmer who comes from a dis
lance, as wei as the local people. ]
have people come all the way from
Alabama who have heard of the won
nerful irrigated lands Of the Rio
Grande valley. In the last few weeks
Lnere have been more requests for
land than during the last few years.
A good farmer can pay for his land
in one or two years because of the
high prices paid for his procuce and
the value OF the lands in cultiva ton.
Many local people are trying 10 ex-
change business and residential DroD-
erty for trades in valley land. I pre-
dict big spring season in valley land
sales Tor the real estate man"
Alfalfa Land Transfers.
r. g. Bailey announces the follow
ing sales:
J. A cressey 20 o. J. Wilbur, Of Fl
Paso, 80 acres Of alfalfa land at
Chamberlnos n. n, about 20 miles
north Of Fl Paso on the north side OF
The river. consideration $4,000. Mr..
wilbur and his nephew. Q. X. Cox.
Of Colorado City viii make their two
homes on this land
Z. RaTel OF FL Paso, 20 ". r
Floyd four acres OF land at San MI
EueL n Il. 30 miles north Of FL Paso,
see. M FLOYD is one OF many farm
srs VINO settled several years ago in
that district, and liked the place so
well that he continues to buy ada
cent lots 70 add 70 his farm.
Deals in Government Hill.
II p. Hadfield announced the fol-
loving sales
Perry Kirkpatrick copany to I n.
hinans- six room house on two lots
a. 1910 IroWbridge street, for $3.50.
y. hlnans 70 Perry kirkpatrick
company. foET room house on two lots
AZ $40 Westminster street. $1,000.
J. y Minaus 70 Perry-Kirkpatrfc
company. two lots, p and %, block so
Government Hin addition, $500.
First Mortgage company to ". J.
Bule, four room house at 1912 West
lfain street, on one and a half lots
consideration $3.50.
Tenement Changes Owners.
D c Manning 70 c. P Johnson, 10
room tenement on two lots in block
.. Magoffin addition, at 10 South
ST Vrain street, $3.50.
" 9. Abbott TO 3. 81 Walker. four
room house on one and a half lots at
Z2e5 East Boulevard, $3.50.
y. G. Abbott to H N Walker, three
lots in Val Verde addition, $500.
H II Walker to ". G. Abbott, 20
acres OF land at las Mesa, n. II,
5000
Fl b. Stevens Reports Sales.
n 2 Stevens office reported these
sales.
n 81 Mendoza to George Buchanan,
five room house on lots 20 and so,
block S.. Franklin Heights addition,
$500.
Mrs. Josephine Kluttz to A. Poll, (
five room bungalow. on lots 10 and
II. block J. Golden Hill addition, /
Frank Fuentes TO H. B. Stevens. /
house on lot "a, block Il, East FL /
Paso addition, $500.
Cox Sells Two Homes.
Prank E Cox announced two sales: /
z Alexander to VIII II Pei I
Dhrey. house and two lots at Sis I
Mountain avenue. $1,000.
=. s. Alexander to Capt. c. V. Tay- /
Tor, house and two lots at 370S Noun 4
tain avenue, $3.50.
Get DeminR Contract.
Warrington & Horne, contractors, !
have been awarded a contract for a I
residence for Walter Birchfield. at 4
Deming. y. Il. which will cost So. 900. /
frost a. frost are the architects for
the house, which is to be OF yellow
brick and viii have two stories.