 

’ SHELBY, §. C, “Ang. 28,—Stx. pers
song were kitted, 15 Infured, and. ng
undertermined number ore missing In
the .collapza of ihe “Fray National
Qank bullding here late. this forencon,

The deaih 1ol)-inay rise ag three
hanrs atter the eraah workinen had
been Baable to eledr away the debrls
only al Iba edge pf the building.

Fallce- estimated the death toll
would mount steadily na rescue crews
ung deeper in the debris.

No aeeurate clicckup could be mada
ot the misaing persons, but it waa
known a dozen or more hava Wit been
accounted fore

Th was feuted that 2 crew of seven:
teen Negrdea, who wére working in
the ceuter af ihe! building, were all
killed. The, rescue crews have not
been able as yél:fo got to the place
where te Negroes were working. -

1tJa_ knows. that 15 pérsons wero
injured,:.sever#l ef who wiry dle,
They were all taken lo gi
here-os they. were brought f7
fallen structure,

Exeavation woik at u nearhy butld-
ing im geueratiy assigned .aa the
cause of he collapse of lhe bank
pullding.

ft wax known several persona were
ina grocery and a.lailor shop, whizb
were a parl of the huttding, hat It
wil! he houry hetore that part of the
structure can he ecarched.

 

 

  
 
BISMARCK. N. D., Aug. 28, —
Governor A. G. Sorlie of North Dako-

ee wt cama bie eonatten hat
been critical. He was suffering with
heart disease.
| Walter Maddock of Plaza, who suc-
ceeds Sorlie as the State's Chief Ex
ecutive, will arrive in the state capi
tal today to assume his duties.

Gov. Sorlie’s death brings to the ex-
'ecutive’s chair a real dirt farmer and

engineering, taking mail courses in
those subjects.

Arthiur Gustave Sorlie was born
| April 26, 1974, in Minnesota. =e ae
rents were Iver and Mary Sorlie, na-
[tives of Norway. When he was 19
‘years old he came to North Dakota
where he worked in a bank, operated
a general store and then became a

non partisan league selected him as
its standard bearer in 1924 and he
won the eubernatorial election after s
hot tight with R. A. Nestos, the Re
puplican incumbent. He was re-elec
ted in 1926, but did not seek renom
ination this year, saying that he «de
| sted to retize 10 private life at, Ux
lend of his term.
ir 19@%0v. Sorlie married Mis
s who died after bear
ii : three ehildven: in 1919 he marrie
2 Grace Hilleboe at Grand Fork
| erg two children ware born.
One of Gov. importan
[begets crater di
ee ©. Nee eer BP Lae
to succeed Senator E. F. Lad
| seectates tn often:

 
 