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.
 
Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 28 (AP)
Governor A. G. Sorlie, of North Dakota,
died here this morning,

Death was caused by heart failure
from which the Governor had been
critically ill for the past three days,

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born in
1874, the son of natives of Norway, near
Albert Lea, Minn. When he was 19
years old he came to North Dakota.
He worked in a bank, operated a gen-

eral store, was a traveling salesman
and later entered the fuel, feed and
seed business at Grand Forks.

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