| Bhanarck, Noo DANK. eters. Uy

Sarlie, of Norta Dakota, died from &
heart attack oat his home here early

today.

The governor whe was 54 years old
tid been suffering from heart dincane
(ar deveral years. Hix condition be-
cana so badd recently that he was
foreed to remain at heme and fast Wert
dey night a brother and sister ving
‘tn Minnesota vere summoned here,
Governor Sortie was horn near’ Al+
berin Jen, Minn. April 26, iS74, and
received hia aducation dno a canntry
school and at Che Albert Lea academy.
He first came ty North Daketo in USt
and for three years worked {na bauk.
later he operated a general afore and
then became 9 Uaveling salcaman, Jn
1903 he became interested In a crocker
fsctery at Graad Forks which he sold
In MOT and estublished. the fuel and
feed Imainess which provided the lnxi«
for hin: fortune.
 
Bismarck, N. D. Aug. 27 (AP)
~—Gov. A. G. Sorlie, of North Da-
kota died here this morning.

Death was caused by heart

disease from which the governor
has been critically ill for the past
three days.

Arthur Gustav Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874 near Alberta Lea,
Minn. His parents were Iver and
Mary Sorlie, natives of Norway.
When he was 19 years old he
came to North Dakota where he
worked in a bank, operated § a
general store and later became a
traveling salesman.

In 1907 he entered the fuel,
seed and feed business at Grand
Forks as A. G. Sorlie and com-
pany. The enterprise was success-
ful and was the basis for a con-
siderable fortune which he late
accumulated in other business
endeavors.

Despite his extensive interests.
the non-partisan league selected
him as its standard bearer in
(1924 and he won the = guberna
| torial election after a hot fight
with R. A. Nestos, the republican
incumbent. He was reelected in
| 1926, but did not seek renomina-
‘tion this year, saying that he de-
sired to retire to private life at
‘the end of his term.

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