By Asseclated [ress

| BISMARCK, N. D.. Aug. 28.—Gov-
pernar A. G, Carke of North Dakota
| dled bere thig morning,

; Death was caused by heart disease
i from which the gavernor has becn
Veritically if] for the past three days,
; Arthur Sorlie was bern April ou.
, 1874, near Albert Lea, Minn. lis
: parents were Iver and Mary Sorlie,
i natives of Norway, When he was it
| years wld he came to Nerth Dakota
{where be worked in a bank, operated
ia generat store and Jater became a
i traveling salesman.

: Jn WOT he entered the fuel, seed
and feed business at Grand Forks, ay
PAL G. Sorke and campany. The enter-
iprise was successful and wax the
hasis for a considerable fortune which
Lhe later accumulated in other busi-
ness endeavors,

} Vespite his extensive interests, the
non-partisan Jeague selected hin as
its standard bearer in 1884 and he
won the gubernatorial election after
a hot fight with R. A. Nestos, the re-
(publican incumbent. He was re-elect.
; ed in 1026, hut did net geek renemina-
tton this year. ie

| Gv, Sertie’s death brings to the
iesxecutive’s chair Walter Maddeck,
the Heutenunt governor, who is a real
i dirt farmer, and is rated a self-made
i MAN.

| Since 1906 he has operated a farm
(near Plaza and has been active in
forming several farmer cooperative
i assoclations, He was chairman of the
orth Dakota delegation to the Inst
republiernn national convertion, :

 

   

 

  
 
Bismarck, N, D., Aug. 28.—Gover-
hor A. G: Sorlie of North Dakota died
from # heart attack at hid home here
early today. , ¥

The governor who was 54 years old,
had been suffering from heart dis-
ease for several years. His conditfon
beeame eo bad recently that’ he was
forced to remain at home and :laat
Friday night a brother and ‘sister liv-
ing’ |i’ Minnesota were summoned
here. , See
overnor Sore wos born. near, Al-

perte, Len. Minn.,-April 26, 1874, and
received, his ecucation In. a country
school and at the Albert “Wea Acad-
emy, He first came to North, Dakota
in 1894, and. for three yéats worked
ina bank. Later he operated 'a, gen:
eral store and then became @ travel:
jing salesman. In 1903 he became in-
terested In a cracker factory at Grand

Forks which he sold in 1907 to. és.

tablish the flour and feed busines

hich provided the haais for his for.

tune.
 