| 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.
 
Bismark, N. D., Aug. 28.—(AP)—A.
G. Sorlie, rovernor of North Dakota,
died here this morning. Death was
caused by heart disease from wricn
the governor had been critically ill
for the past three days.

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874, near Alderta Lea,
Minn. THis 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 bax,
operated a general store. and. Jater
became a traveling salesman.

In 1907 he entered the fuel, seed
and feed business: at Grand Forks as
A. G. Sorlie and Company. The enter-
prise was successful and was the basis
for a considerable fortune which he
later 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 gubernatorial election after a
ae fizht with R. A. Nestos, the: Re-
publican incumbent. He was reelected
{in 1926, but did not seck renomina-
tion this year, saying that he desired
to retire to private life at the end of
his term.

In 1900 Gov. Sorlie married Miss
Jennie Odegard, who died later. In
41919 he married Miss Grace Hilleboe
at Grand Forks.

The first important act of office
came to Goy. Sorlie when in his first
‘jterm he appointed Gerald P. Nye tc
jthe United states senate to succeer
Senator E. F. Ladd who died in office
 