Morris tribune., 1889-10-09
Flour and Feed Store
oLUF Fl. JOHNSON,
Dsaler in All Kinds of
FLOUR AND FEED,
BRAN, SHORTS,
GRAHAM,
RYE FLOUR,
CORN MEAL, !
Buckwheat, &c.
NORRIS. MINNESOTA
Goods Delivered Free to
any part OF the city.
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, N orth Dakota, Mon
tana, Washington.

On irr,nry -. I>sl. the President signed
-, IL crc,i:iiI. >utltti Dakota, North DakO-
Ia. ~" t;,ua and Wilmington states of the
Ehit.l.
SOUTH DAKorA.--rhc great prairie state, to
whici, the ST. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
dale dat""s ber.,cen. h.,a muron. Watertown, and
Sioux Falls. Go t0 south Dakota via the st.
Paul, Miaaeapo & Manitoba railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. is grown the No.
hard scotch fife wheat; whose healthful cli-
mate nurtures the most vigorous and orainy
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 secure q
free home. Magnificent daily train service
to Fargo, Grafton, Devils Lake, Botttneau
and all ether important places
MISUNDERSTANDING in its mines of pre-
cious metals ;swealth in its 100000 head Of
live stock; profit in its fertile fields, proauc-
ing a larger yield OF crops than any other
state or territory; the richest country per
inhabitant on earth; where prosperity IS
universal; which has the best paid labor IN
by warm winds from the Pacf1e. The 81.
Paul, Minneapolis G. Manitoba railway is the
only railroad passing through a continuous
agricultural country from st. Paul and Min
neapOis to the Rocky mountains. II runs
through the great reservation of l6,OO0,OOO
acres Of land free to settierS' & IN tne nc hnn. lk
dance; no irrigation required; the only line
passing through Great Falls, with its LOCO eO0
horse power cataracts; immense coal veins,
and surrounding farming country OF free
land; through Helena, the capital city ana
commercial center of Montana, and Butte,
the richest 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 colonist sleepers of its own from Sc.
Paul and Minneapolis to Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WAsHINGToN.-The country Of tall timber,
indented by Puget Sound, the mediterranean
Eof the Pacific. Do not forget that the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway Is the
only line which offers n choice of three routes
to the Pacific coast. The Manitoba Pacific
route is the only line by which passengers en-
route for Tacoma, Portlandand San Frencisco
can pass through Fort 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. zf...g.- ss;
For further information. Glaps, rates and
publications in regard to the resources OF the
four new states, write to F. 1. Whitney,
gen. pass and ticket agent, st. P, M. q NJ.
Ry., St. Paul, Minn.