The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-04-11
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.

South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February 90. 1889, the President signed
the bill q eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana. and Washington states of the Union
SOUTH DAKOTA .-The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway has three main lines, reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen, Huron, Watertown, and
Sioux Falls. Go to South Dakota via the St.
Paul, MINNEAPOLIS & Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneat oils EN-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthfui
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
secure 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 ,O0O,-
OOO head OF live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producinga larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country per ilIhabitant 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
It runs through the Great Reservation oil
S,000,G00 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
,000, 600 horse power cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country of
tree land; through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre of Montana, and
Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, to
San Francisco bv the Columbia River Valley,
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah,
to California points. Remember this is the
only line running dining ears, sleeping cars
and Tree colonist sleepers of ITS own from st.
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
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the ST.
Paul, Minneapolis Il Manitoba Railway is the
only line which offers choice of three routes
to the Pacific Coast. The Manitoba Pacific
outeis the only line by which passengers Ell
route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free co!onist 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 and
publications in regard to tue resources OF the
tour new !states, write or apply to +. |. WHIr :
NEY, Gent Pass. and Tiki. Agt., st. p. NJ. s.
NJ. Rv.. st. Paul, Mimi