| BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 28. ®—~—
Az G. Sorlie, governor of North
‘Dakota, died here this morning.

| Death was caused by heart disease
‘from which the governor had been
‘critically ill for the past three days.
| Arthur Gustave 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
@ bank, operated a general store and
ta became a traveling salesman.

 

In 1907 he entered the fuel, seed
'and feed business at Grand Forks as
A. G. Sorlie & 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 hot fight with R. A. Nestos, the
republican incumbent. He was re-
elected in 1926, but did not S@eKk
‘renomination this year, saying that
che desired to retire to private life
at the end of his term.
_ In 1900 Gov. Sorlie married Miss
Jennie Odegard, who died later. In.
| 1919 he married Miss Grace Hilleboe
‘at Grand Forks.

The first important act of office
came to Gov, Sorlie when in his first
term he appointed Gerald P. Nye, to
the United States senate to succeed
Senator E. F. Ladd who died in
nffice.
 
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.
 