The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-05-16
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana
Washington.

South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana,
Washington.
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill Ct eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana. and Washington states ofthe Union.
SOUTH DAKOTA. The great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Manitoba
Railway has three main lines, reaching Ellen
dale, Aberdeen, Huron, WATERFOWL, and
Sioux Falls. Go to south Dakota via the St.
Paul, MinneaTo rolls & Manitoba Railway and
pass through ST. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the MOL
Hard Scotch File Wheat; whose heaIthful
climate nurtures the most vigorous aud
brainy civilization on earth; where single
counties raise more wheat, oats and barley
than entire statee; the Soil of whose fertile
prairieS is richer than the valley of the Nile;
there 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 4 ,OGO,-
600 head of live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producing 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; 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
1t runs through the Great Reservation OF
IL, 600 COO res of land, free to settlers, in the
Milk River Valley. Wood, water. and coal
in abundance; nc irrigation required; the only
line passing through Great Falls, with its
| ,OGO, COO horse power cataracts; immensecOal
veins, and surrounding farming country of
| Tree land: through Helena, the capital city
and comm rCial 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 cars, sleeping cars
and free colonist sleepers of Its own from st
! Paul and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
| and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line tC
| Butte.
WAsH1NeToN-Th country Of tall timber
indented 10y 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
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 +. |. WHIT
NEY, Gen'I Pass. and Tiki. Agt., St. P, NJ. (
NJ. Ry., St. Paul, MINI.