The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-21
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 ofths Union.
SOUTH DAKOTA. 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, Minnear oils Il Manitoba Railway and
pass through St. Paul and Minneapolis en-
route.
NORTH DAKOTA. Where is grown the Mol
Hlrd Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful
climate nurtures the most vigorous aud
brainy civilization on earth; 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
secure free home. Magnificent daily train
service to Fargo, Grand Forks. Grafton, Devils
Lake, Bottineau, and all other important
points.
MONTANA, THE GvLDEE Treasure in her
mines of precious metals; wealth in her 600,
OOO head Of live stock: profits in her fertile
fields, producinga larger yield Of crops than
any other state or territory; the richest
country per inhsbitant 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 ID
the only railroad passing through con-
tinuOus agricultural country from st. Paul
and Minneapolis to the Rocky Mountains.
1t rms through the Great Reservation OF
$4,000, 900 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
| 900 900 horse power cataracts; immense coal
veins, and surrounding farming country OF
free land; through Helena, the capital city
and commercial centre of Montana, and
Butte, the ri hest mining camp on earth, ia
San Francisco bv the Columbus River Valley,
Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah,
to California points Remember this is the
only line running dining cars, sleeping cars
and tree cOlOnist sleepers of ITS own from st
Paul and Minneapolis 10 Great Falls, Helena
and Butte. 1t is also the shortest line to
Butte.
WAsHINGroN.-T country Of tall timber,
indented by Puget Sound, the Mediterranean
of the Pacific. DO not forget that the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & 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 en-
route for Tacoma, Portland and San Fran
cisco can pass through Port Townsend and
Seattle. Free colonist sleepers run through
without change or delay. Distance to the
Pacific Coast is same as by other lines, but
prices OF tickets are five and Ten dollars less
Take the Seattle route.
For further information, maps, rates and
publications in regard to the resources o. the
tour new states, write or apply OF. |. WHIT
REY, GenH Pass. and Tiki. Agt., st. P, VI. &
NJ. Ry., St. Paul, MINI.