Bismarck, N. D. Aug. 27 (AP)
~—Gov. A. G. Sorlie, of North Da-
kota died here this morning.

Death was caused by heart

disease from which the governor
has been critically ill for the past
three days.

Arthur Gustav Sorlie was born
April 26, 1874 near Alberta Lea,
Minn. His 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 bank, operated § a
general store and later became a
traveling salesman.

In 1907 he entered the fuel,
seed and feed business at Grand
Forks as A. G. Sorlie and com-
pany. The enterprise was success-
ful and was the basis for a con-
siderable fortune which he late
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 = guberna
| torial election after a hot fight
with R. A. Nestos, the republican
incumbent. He was reelected in
| 1926, but did not seek renomina-
‘tion this year, saying that he de-
sired to retire to private life at
‘the end of his term.

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Bismarck, N, D., Aug. 28.—Gover-
hor A. G: Sorlie of North Dakota died
from # heart attack at hid home here
early today. , ¥

The governor who was 54 years old,
had been suffering from heart dis-
ease for several years. His conditfon
beeame eo bad recently that’ he was
forced to remain at home and :laat
Friday night a brother and ‘sister liv-
ing’ |i’ Minnesota were summoned
here. , See
overnor Sore wos born. near, Al-

perte, Len. Minn.,-April 26, 1874, and
received, his ecucation In. a country
school and at the Albert “Wea Acad-
emy, He first came to North, Dakota
in 1894, and. for three yéats worked
ina bank. Later he operated 'a, gen:
eral store and then became @ travel:
jing salesman. In 1903 he became in-
terested In a cracker factory at Grand

Forks which he sold in 1907 to. és.

tablish the flour and feed busines

hich provided the haais for his for.

tune.
 