The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-30
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 of the Union
SoUTH DAKeTA.-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, MinneaI oils & Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneapo lis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the No.
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful
climate nurtures the most vigorous aud
brainv civilization on earth; W here single
coanties 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, Minct 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 GuLDES Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 4 900,
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; bslmy winter climate
caused by warm winds from the Pacific. The
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway is
the only r1ilroad passing through con-
tinuous agricultural country from St. Pau
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains
1t runs through the Great Reservation oil
$1,000, 600 res 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
l ,OC0, 600 horse power catafacts; immense Goa
ems, and surrounding farming country oil
free land: through Helena. the capital city
and comm erCial centre of Montana, and
Butte, the ri hest mining camp ON earth, tc
San Francisco bv the Colulnbia 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 st
Paul and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, HeIens
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line tt
Butte.
WAsHINsToN.-Thec country Of tall timber
indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st
Paul, Minneapolis & MAJ itoba Railway is til,
only line which offers a choice of three route!
to the Pacific Coast. The Manitoba Pacii,
route is the only line by which passengers ell
route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend anC
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
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 TIN
four new states, write or apply to +. 1. WRIT
NEY. GEN. Pass. and Tiki. Agt., St. p. NJ.
NJ. RY., st. Paul, Mimi.