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

South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana.
Washington. -
On February %, 1889, the President signed
the bill O. eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana and Washington states ofthe Union.
SouTH DAKeTA The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis y Manitoba
| Railway las three main lines reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen, Huron, Watertown, and
| Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the st.
| Paul, MINNEAPOLIS 4 Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS en-
| route.
| NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
| Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose heaithful
| climate nurtuIes the most vigorous aud
brainy civilization on earthi 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
| secare 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 hers ,OO0, :
Otl0 head of live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producing larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country pei inhabitant 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. PauI, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba Railway is
the only rlroad passing through a con-
tinuous agricultural country from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains
1t runs through the Great Reservation oil
Is 600 600 res of land free to settlers, in the
Milk River Valley. Wood, water. and GOA
in abundance; no irrigation required; the only
} line passing through Great Falls. with its
| 600 000 horse power cataracts; immense Goa
veins, and surrounding farming country o.
free land: through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre of Montana, anc
Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, t.
} San francisco bv the Columbia River Valley
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah
to California points. Remember this is TIN
only line Raining dining cars, sleeping carr
and Tree colonist sleepers of Its own from st
81 Paul and Minneapolis TO Great Falls, HeleE
} and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line t,
Butte.
WASHINGTON. The country of tall timber
, indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. Do not forget that the ST
0 Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba hallway is tn
only line which offers choice of three route
5 to the Pacific Coast. The Manitoba-Pae
Y route is the only line by which passengers e.
2 route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend an
q | Seattle Free eolonist sleepers run throug
B without change or delay. Distance to til
D Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, bu
. prices of tickets are FIVE and ten dollars les
!, Take the Seattle route.
For further information. maps, rates an
publications in regard to the resources o. tn
four new states, write or apply to f. l. WHIT
NEY. Gen'I Pass. and TIKI. Agt., st. P. NJ.
N. Ry., st. Paul, Mimi.