The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-09
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.

South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill q eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, and Washington states ofthe Union.
SOUTH DAKeTA.-The great Prairie State, to
which the ST. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba
Railway has three main lines, reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen. Huron. WATERFOWL, and
Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the St:
Paul, Minneapolis & 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 heat, 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
secore free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks. Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottineau, and all other important
points.
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 900, .
600 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 is
the only railroad passing through con-
| tinuous agricultural country from St. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains.
1t runs thrOug b the Great Reservation OF
Is, 600 600 ares 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
,OOO, 600 horse power cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country OF
| Tree land: through Helena, the capital city
| and comm erCial centre of Montana, and
Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, ia
| San Francisco hv the Columbia River Valley,
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah,
TO California points. Remember this is the
only line raining dining cars, sleeping cars
and free colonist sleepers of Its own from st
Paul and Minneapolis to Great Falls, Helens
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line t
| Butte.
WAsBINGToE.-The country of tall timber
indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba hallway is th'
only line which offers choice of three route:
to the Pacific Coast. The MaDitobs-Pa
| route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend anC
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distance to thu
Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, bu
prices of tickets are five and ten dollars less
Take the Seattle route.
For further information, maps rates ant
publications in regard to the resources OF tn
four new states, write or apply to +. l. WHIT
KEY, Gen'l Pass. and Tiki. Agt. St. P, NJ.
N. Rv., St. Paul, MINI.