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| 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, :

 

   

 

  
 
| SHMLBY, N.C. Aug. 28. (INS)—
Bis, persons were killed, 15 injured
and an undetermined number are
missing In the colla of the First
National bank building during a
ri our today.

 Thh daath toll may rise az three
hours after the crash workmen hed
teen eble to clear away the debris
at the edge of the bullding.

‘oon ead:
3 0 EAHTRIDGEH, secre-
the bank president.

WF GREEN, bank clerk. .

ALEX BOYD, bank clerk.

BLANTON, & farmer.

CARL BLANTON, his gon.

An uniientified white man.

Falics estimated the death toll
would mount steadily as rescue
crews dug deeper into the debris in
the search of wodles.

Ne accurate checkup could be
made of the missing persons, but It
was known that a dozen or more
had not been accounted for.

Rarly thie afternoon the crews
had searched ony the adiges of the
huge pile of debris, and it was
feared maszy more bodies would be
found thee center.

Xt waa feared that a crew of 17
negross who were working in the
counter % the building were all
killed. The rescue crews had ngt
been abies ag yet to gat to the place
where the negroes were Working. I¢
wae kuewn thet 15 persons were in
jurst several of whom may di

oy tyero ai) taken to ea hospita
ate an they wore extricate? from
the fallen structure.
avation work at a nearby
me was generaliy assigned a
aune of the collapse of the
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