The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-25
FRED. BUNNELL, PROP.
FOUR NEW STATES.
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 DAKoTA.-The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitobf
Railway has three main lines, reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen, Huron, WatertOwn, anC
Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the st
Paul, Minneapolis x Manitoba Railway anc
pass through ST. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the MOL
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthfu
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 tC
secdre free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottineau, and all other important
points
, MONTANA, THE GOLDEN Treasure in hel
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 4, 600,
QUO head Of live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producing a 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; a balny winter climate
caused by warm winds from the Pacific. The
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway il
the only railroad passing through o con-
tinuOus agricultural country from st. Pau
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains
1t runs through the Great Reservation Of
5000 900 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
LOCO, 600 horse power cataracts; immense ooal
veins, and surrounding farming country oil
tree land; through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre Of Montana, and
| Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, tC
| San Francisco bv the Columbus River Valley
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah
| to California points. Remember this is the
| only line Running dining cars, sleeping cars
aud free coloBist sleepers of It's own from st
Paul and Minneapolis to Great Falls, Helens
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line tc
| Butte.
WASHINGTON The country OF tall timber
| indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st
| Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is the
only line which offers 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 anG
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distance to the
| 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 and
| publications in regard to the resources of tn,
| four new st ties, write or apply to +. l. WHIT
NEY, Gen Il Pass. and Tiki. Agt., st. p, NJ.
NJ. RY., st. Paul, Mimi.