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Gov. A. G. Horlie, of North Dakota
died here today.

Death was caused by heart dis
lease from whirh the governor hed

been erltieally ill for the past three

 

     

 

Sorlie was born April fA. ists.
near Alderta Gea, Mian. When 1
he came te North Dukota where
he worked in a hank, aperated +
keneral store and buer beetme a
travellne salesman

In 1947, he enteres the fuel,
and feed b mess at trand Ber’
A. G. Sorlie and voumpany. The en
lerprise was surcess( tl and was the
asic for a considerable fortune
whith he later accumulated in other
business endeavors.

Despite his extensls+ interests, the
Non-Partisan leasne selected hina its
its standard-hearer in 124. and he
won the Gubernatericl election after
a hot fight w
publican incumbent. Ue wa
Elector In 1928, but did sot seek
nomination this wear, saying he dl
sired wo retire te private life at th
end of his term.

The first important art of office
came to Sorlie when in h th
term he appointed ‘era ,
to the United Stare s
ceed Senator E. KF. Land, w
In office.

Sartie's death brings to the exacts
tive’s chair Waller MLaidileck,
tenant 2novernor.

 

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BISMARCK. X. D. Aug. % aes
‘AP)--Governor A. G. Sortie,
North Dakota, died at the .
tive mansion here at 3:45 o’
this morning. ‘

Death came after an iliness of
‘more than a month during &
iast four days of which his -
‘tion has been critical He was
sutfering with heart disease. a

Walter Madock of Plaza,
| succeeds Governor Sorlie as
‘Slate's chief executive, will
jn the State capiial today to
sume his duties.

Gov. Sorlie’s death brings to
executive's chair a real dirt oa
er and one who is rated as a self
made, self educated man. He ,

educated in the common

studied law an civil e
taking mali courses in those
jects. =

Arthur Gustave Sorlie was

| April 26, 1874 in Minnesota. Tile
parents were Iver and Mary ‘lie,
natives of Norway. When &
was 19 years ola he came ©
North Dakota where he worked im
a bank, operated a general store
and tnen pecame » traveling salem

Despite his exunsive in
the non-partisan ieague

him as its stanaard bearer if 192
and he won tte gu jal
eiection after a ‘ot fight with 5 <
| A. Nestos, the Republican um-
bent. He was rvcelected in 19
' put did not seek renomination
year, saying that he desired to

tere to private life at the

his term. in

in 19% Gov. So:ie married Mas

Junie Odegard, who died afte
bearing three chidren. In 13%
he ried Miss (-race Hilleboe a
ur Forks and two childrer
were born.

One of Gov. Sorlie’s most im

- portant acts of luz first term w@

f tae appointment vi Gerald P. Ny¢

“to the United Statcs Senate to sue

| ceed Senator E. F. Ladd who died

s in office. “

   
  
  
    
  

   
  
 
  
 
  
 

   

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