The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-15
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana
Washington.


Washington.
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill CT eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana, and Washington states ofth Union.
South DAKeTA. The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis x 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 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 tC
secnre free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottineau, and all other important
points.
MONTANA, THE GoLDEH. - Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 900,
| 600 head of live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producing larger yield Of crops than
| amy other state or territory; the richest
country l,er ilhabitant on earth; where pros
perity is universal; which has the best paid
| labor in tie wGrld;a balmy winter climate,
caused by warm winds from the Pacific. The
st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is
the only riIroad passing through con-
tinnous agricultural country from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains.
II runs through the Great Reservation oil
l8 600 200 a. res Of land free to settlers, in the
Milk RIVER Valley. Wood, water, and coal
in sbundan, e; no irrigation required; the only
line passing through Great Falls, with its
1 600 UOU horse power cataracts; immense coal
els. and surrounding farming country OF
Tree land: through Helena, the capital city
and c"nlinei Cial 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,
10 California POINTS. Remember this IS tile
only line rd4lning dining cars, sleeping cars
and Tree coloiist sleepers OF It's own from st.
Paul aud Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte
WsssISaraN. The country of tall timber,
indr,,te,, hy Turat Saand. tic Mediterranean
Of tie Pacific. Do not forget that the st.
Panl. Minneapolis n ida, i;oba hallway is the
only INC wh:uh of. is ciiuiCs OF three routes
IN fbe Pacific Coast. The alanitoba-Paci
ronte Is the only line by which passengers EN-
route for. Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distances to the
Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, but
nrices 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 the
four new states, write or apply TOT |. War;
wy. Gent Pass and TIKI. Agt., st. r., VI. q
M. Ry +, ST. Paul. Mimi.