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‘nor A. G. Sorlie of North Dakota
|died at the executive mansion here
at 3:45 o'clock this morning.

Death came after an illness of

more than a month with heart dis-
| ease,
Walter Maddock of Plaza, who
‘succeeds Governor Sorlie as_ the
|state’s chief executive, will arrive in
the state capital today to assume
his duties.

Gov. Sorlie’s death brings to the
executive's chair a real dirt farmer,
rated a self made man. He was ed-
ucated in the common schools and
business college. Later he studied
law and civil engineering, taking
mail courses in those subjects.

Since 1906 he has operated a farm
near Plaza and has been active in
forming several farmer cooperative
associations. He was elected lieu-
tenant governor in recognition of his
services to the non-partisan league
as a member of the legislature and
his experience as a laws maker.

Arthur Gustav Sorlie was born
April 26. a near Albert. § Lea,
Minn. His patents were natives of
Norway. When he was 19 years old
he came to North Dakota, worked in
a bank, operated a general store and
then became a traveling salesman.

In 1907 he launched in the fuel.
seed and feed business at Grand
Yorks. The enterprise was success-
ful and was the basis for a consid-
erable fortune which he later ac-
cumulated in other business endeayv- |

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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,
 