San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
Real Estate Men

The Covington Realty company ne
gotiated the purchase of an apartment
house at 106 Elmira street, by Mrs.
Ida Powell, last week. The apartment
house. which formerly belonged to l..
W. Binton, was bought for a consid-
GRAFTON OF $4,000.
W. J.. Coleman reports that there
are only thirteen unsold lots left in
Oakmcnt addition. Mr.. Coleman states
that this record speaks well for the
character of the homes desired by San
Antonio home-owners, because the
$4,000 restriction placed on all the
homes to be erected in Oakmont addj-
ton is an assurance that only people
desiring high class homes have pur-
chased lots in Oakmont addition.
A. r. Whitehead, prominent ranch
man in Texas and Mexico spent
Thursday in San Antonio on local
business.
Abungalow at 1924 Kings Highway
was purchased last week by G. .. Golf
from Mrs. Bette $. Wagner. The ne
gotiation was made through 1yey &
\ Patton for a consideration of $500.
A prominent local real estate man
told the story this week of pros
pective buyer who complained to a
small-town real estate owner that
there were only two or three buildings
in the whole town. Il know" re-
plied the owner, "But look at the
amount of parking space
T. ]. Brown, prominent banker OF
Bolton, spent two days in San Antonio
last week, looking for good ranch
buys.
Herman A. Shraeder. who recently
moved here from New Braunfels will
continue his former business as gen
eral contractor, and will have his al
filiations with the Texas-Mcxico Land
company.
= Mrs. v. S. Schien of San Antonio,
and Mrs. Mattye Shuier, who has re-
Gently returned from n years stay IN
Washington, both of whom have had n
great deal of valuable experience IN
the real estate business have estab-
lished business connections with the
Covington Real Estate company.
DR.. G. Fl. Dewey and ]. L. Luv-
vock. of San Antonio made a trip last
week to look at ranch in Comal
county which was shown to them by
the Redus Land company.
HE. Dixon. of the Texas-Mexico
Land company has just returned from
a short trip to Jourdanton.
Seth Carter, cattleman from Travis
county was here Tuesday to see the
Redus Land company about q ranch
deal in McMullen county.
An apartment house at Coz Avenue
b, formerly owned by William S. Seng
was purchased last week by G. +. Nc
Confas for a consideration of $4,000.
The sale was negotiated by the Gov
ington Realty company.
l.. Powers. formerly a ranchman In
Jackson county has moved to San An
tonic and has Joined the city sales
force of the CONFESS Realty company.
Thomas Masterson will erect two
story brick or stucco house in Oak
mont Addition and expects to start
construction on his home some time
this month. The. house is expected to
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Redus Land. company showed
a ranch in Comal county to ID. W..
Dunn, of Kansas City, last week. =.
W. s. CONFESS of the CONFESS Real
ty company states that the demand for
farm and ranch lands has been great
err during the, last ten days than it has
been at any time in the last two
months.
W, C. Covington, who has spent
great deal of his time during the last
six months in the Rio Grande Valley,
has returned to San Antonio and
states that in the future he will con-
fine most of his attention to local
business.
Gen. John J. Pershing was Offered |
his choice Of building site in Wood
lawn Hills should he make San An |
tonic his permanent home on retiring |
from active army service, stated Tom |
Etheridge in the course of a speech
before the Junior Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday.
Plan Griffith's Home.
r. Wander Straten, Hicks building,
is preparing plans for a one-story
eight room frame cottage which will
be built for Johnson Griffith at
cost of about $4,000.