The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-09-19
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota. North Dakota, Montana
WASHINGTON,

WaShlnR IOns
On February %. 1889, the President signed
the bill cl eating South Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana and Washington states ofthe Union.
SOUTH DAEeTA. great Prairie State, to
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 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 Il Manitoba Railway and
pass through st. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hard Scotch Fite Wheat; whose healthful
climate nurtuTes the most vigorous aud
| brainy civilization on earth; where single
coIhties 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. MinCt and Devils
Lake land districts invite the home seeker to
secdre free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottneau, and all other important
points.
| MONTANA, THE GOLDEN. Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 4, OG0,-
600 head OF lice stock: profits in her fertile
I fields, producing a larger yield of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country per inhahitant on earth; where pros
perity is universal; which has the best paid
labor in the world; a balmy winter climate,
| caused by warm winds from the Pacific. The
St. Paul, Minneapolis 4 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
Is 900 GOO 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
/ 900 COO horse power cataTacts; immense coal
V ems, 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,
P ortland 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 lire tC
Butte.
WAsHIEGToN.-The country of tall timber
indented 10y Puget Sound, the Mediterran can
Of the Pacific. Do not forget that the st
Paul, Minneapolis & Mai itoba hallway is the
oAly 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 and
Seattle. Free coionist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distance to the
Pacific Coast is saue as 10y other Ines, -but
prices of tickets are five aud ten dollars Il SIS
Take the Seattle route.
For further information, maps. rates anC
publications in regard to the resources o. The
four new states, write or apply to +. |. WHIT
NEY, GenI Pass. and Tiki. Agt. St. p, NJ.
NJ. Ry., St. Paul, Mimi.