The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-08-22
FOUR NEW STATES
South Dakota, North Dakota
Montana, Washington.

On February %, 1889, the President signed
the bill creating south Dakota, North Dakota,
Montana. and Washington states OF the Union.
SOUTH DAKOTA The great Prairie state. TO
which the st. Paul, Minneapolis Mahli0Da
ra ilway has three main lines, reaching FL,
lendale, Aberdeen, Huron, WATERFOWL, ara
Sioux Falls. Go to South Dakota via the ST.
Paul. Minneapolis Manitoba 10 1lway ana
pass through st. Paul and Minneapolis ell
route.
NORTH DAKoTA.-Where is grown the NC.
Hard Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthlui
climate nurtures the most vigorous ana
brainy civilization on earth; where single
counties raise more wheat, oats and barley
than entire states; the soil OF whose fertile
prairies is ricner than the valley OF the ME;
where the Turtle Mountain, Minot ana Dew
lis lake land districts invite the home see &
Ell to secure IL Tree home. Magnificent daily
train rvice To Fargo, Grand Forks, GRAFTON
Devils Lake, BOtJlneau, and all Otner In
portant points.
MONTANA, THE GoLDEN,-Treasures n her
mines Of precions metals; wealth IN ner A.
600 900 head OF live stock; profit IN her fertile
fields producing Il larger yielu OF crops IMAM
any other state or territory; the richest
country per inhabitant on earth; where
prosperity is universal; when has the best
paid labor in the world; Dalfny winter eli
mate caused by warm winds from the Pa
clfic The ST Paul, Minneapolis d Manitoba
railway is the only railroad passing through
n continuous agricultural country from st.
Paul and Minneapolis TO the Rocky Noun
talnS. 1t runs through the Great ReSerVa.
ton of Is 100000 acres of land, Tree 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 100000 horse power cataracts; i'm
mense coal veins, and surrounding country
of free land; through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre of Montana, and
Butte the richest micing cam p on eartn, to
san Francisco by the Columbia River Val
ley, Portland and shasta route, or Ogden,
Utah, to California points. Remember this
is the only linz running dining cars, sleep
ing cars and free cOlOnlsi Sleepers Gifts own
from St. Paul and Minneapolis TO Great
Falls, Helena and Butte. 1t is also the
shortest line to Butte.
WAsHINGTON.-The country of tall timber,
indenled by fuget Sound, the Mediterranean
OF the Pacific. Do not forget that the st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba railway is
the only line which Offers "a choice of three
routes TO the Pacific Coast, The Manitoba
Pacific route is the only line by which pas
sengerS ell route to Tacoma, Portland and
San Francisco can pass through Port Town
send and Seattle. Free cOlOnlSt Sleepers run
through without change or delay. Distance
TO Pacific coast is same as by other lines. but
prices of tickets are tive 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 TO +. l.
WHITNEY, Gem Pass. and Tiki. Agt., St.P.
NJ. l. NJ. Ry., st. Paul, MINI.