snark, N. D.. Aug. 23.—Gov..
G. Sorlie of North Dakota died
' irom a heart attack at his home here
i early today.
| The Governor who was 54 years.
' old pad been suffering from heart.
| disease for several years. His condi-
‘tion became so bad Feeney that he
{was forced to remain at home and”
last Friday night a brother and sis-
tter living in Minnesota were sum-
_Moned here. ,
Governor Sorlie was bora near
‘Alberta Lea, Minn, April 26, 1874,
‘and received his education in a coun-
j ry scnool and at the Albert Lea tAc-
ademy. He first came to North
!Dako‘a in 1804 and for three years:
} worse] ina bank. Later he operated
1a geneial store and then became @
i traveling salesman. In 1903 he be-
{ came interested in a cracker factory
fat Grand Forks which he sold im
11907 to establish the fuel and feed
i business which provided the basis:
fortune.

 

  

 
 
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,
 