The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-18
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
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Washington.
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill cI eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, and Washington states ofthe Union.
SoUrH DAKOTA. -The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Manitoba
Railway has three main lines, reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen, Huron, Watertown, and
Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the St.
Paul, MINNEAPOLIS x Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful
climate nurtures the most vigorous aud
brainy civilization on earth; where single
counties raise more wheat, oats and barley
than entire states; the soil OF whose fertile
prairies is richer than the valley of the Nile;
where the Turtle Mountain, Minot and Devils
Lake land districts invite the home seeker to
secdre free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottineau, and all other important
points. r
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 4, 900, :
000 head of live stock; profits in her fertile
fields, producinga larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country per inhabitant on earth; where pros
perity is universal; which has the best paid
labor in the world: balmy winter climate,
caused by warm winds from the Pacific. The
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway lis
tie only railroad passing through con-
tinuous agricultural country from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains.
h runs through the Great Reservation OF
Is 900 600 Acres of land free to settlers, in the
Milk River Valley. Wood, water. and coal
in abundance; no irrigation required; the only
line passing through Great Falls, with its
l ,000, GOO horse power cataracts; immense coal
min Sf1r fo try nj
Tree land: through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre of Montana, and
Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, to
San Francisco by the Columbia River Valley
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah
to California points. Remember this is the
only line running dining cars, sleeping cars
and free c0lonist sleepers OF It's own from st
Paul and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line tc
Butte.
WASHINGTON. country of tall timber
indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st
Panl, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba Railway is the
only line which offers a choice of three routes
to the Pacific Coast. The Manitoba Pacific
route is the only line by which passengers Ell
route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distance to the
| Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, but
prices of tickets are five and ten dollars less
| Take the Seattle route
For further information, maps, rates anc
publications in regard to the resources OF The
| four new states, write or apply to +. /. WHIT
| NEY, Gen'l Pass. and Tiki. Agt., st. p, NJ.
| Nj. Ry., st. Paul. Mimi.
NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Land Office at st. Cloud, MINI.
| July g. 1889,
Notice Is hereby given that the followin.
named claimant has filed notice of her inten,
| ton to make final proof in support OF her claim
| and that said proof will be made before TIN
| Judge, or in his absence, the Clerk OF Dist
| Court of Stevens County, Minnesota, at Nor
ris, Mimi, on August 81. 1889, viz:
| Esther M. Smith for the heirs Of Fletcher
Smith, deceased, timber culture No. $50, 10
the N. Is. \ sec. ls, twp 126. N. range 43, w
| mer.
She names the following witnesses to PROV
the continuous compliance with the timbel
culture law, and cultivation of said land, viz
David Rose, OF Herman, Mimi, LysandeI H
Pushor, of Morris, Mimi, Christian X. Welt
Yin, and Arne Gregerson. of Donnelly.
| Any person who desires to protest agains
the allowance of such proof, or who know
| of any substantial reason, under the law an
the regulations of the Interior Department
why such proof should not be allowed, wi
be given an opportunity at the above men
toned time and place to cross examine tn
witnesses of said claimant, and to offer evi
dence in rebuttal of that submitted
claimant.
% P. B. .GORMAN, Register.