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Bismarek, N. 0, Aug. vs.— CP)
Governor A. G. Serle ef North La-
kota, died here this mourning,

Death was “caused by heart di-

sease from which the governor bas
ceen ‘critically ill for the past three
i days.
( <Arthur Sorlie was born April 20,
USt4 near Albert Lea, Minn. His
parents were Iver und Mary Sorlie,
wits of Norway. When he was
nineteen years old he came to North
Dakota where he worked in a bank,
operated a general store and later be-
came a traveling salesman.

In 1907 he entered the fuel, seed
and “feed business at Grand Forks as
A. G,. Sorlie and Company. The énter-
prise was successful and was the basis
for a considerable fortune which he
later aecumulated in other business
endeavors.

Despite his extensive interests, the
Non-Partisan League selected him as
its standard bearer in 1924 and he
won the gubernatorial election after
a hot fight with R. A. Nestos, the
Republican incumbent. He was re-
elected ‘in 1926, but did not seek re-
nomination this yenr.

Governor Sorlie’s death brings to
)the executive's chair Walter Maddock,
the lientenant governor, who is a real
dirt farmer, and is rated a self-made
man,

‘Since 1906 he has operated a farm
near Plaza and has heen actiye in
forming several farmer cooperative as-
sociations. He was chairman ct the
North Dakota delezation to the last
Republican national convention.
 
PM Seen. fae,

Washington, D. C., Aug. 28. ()—
Continuing conferences with Repub-
lican campaign managers in the
East, Herbert Hoover today wasias-
sembling information upon which to
base a decision as to the extent he
will participate personally in the
presidential fight there.

William H. Hili, cuairman of the
New York state. Hoover committee,
had an engagement-with the Repub-
lican standard bearer to supplement
the advices given him yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national commit-
teeman for New York, and Daniel
E. Pomeroy, vice chairman of the
New Jersey committee.

- Reports received by Hoover since
his return from the West indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
quiring attention and his advisers
are urging him to go into New
New, Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey for at least one speech for each
state and more if time can be found
for them. oe ,

After he has canvassed the eastern
situation, he will be in a position to
fairly. well map out his campaign up
to,,election time. It is certain that
he will take advantage of his swing
back to his home in California to
vote for making a series of addresses.
Whether he will take the northern
route home, through Wisconsin,

  

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