Show MISS PURDIE DEAD from standard after a brief illness lasting since monday night miss mary scott purdie aged 32 years daughter of william N purdle died at her fathers residence twenty third street of spinal meningitis on monday alsa purdle was out and selected a casket for the baby of her sister who had died soon after iris birth that day and seemed to be in her usual health that evening she was taken with pains in her back which increased in spite of the medical aid rendered up until last night when she became unconscious in which condition she remained until her death this makes the third death in the family in five months miss gurdies Pur dies mother having died during the summer and her sisters baby this week and now mrs oreion balno bister of miss purdie Is dangerously ill at the home of her father uhe funeral arrangements are in charge of larkan and sons and will be announced later CiNE CONTRACT LET montana man to do government work for washington D C oct 17 the secretary of tho interior has just executed a contract with charles spear of lings mont for the construction and completion of corbett tunnel and auxiliary works of the shoshone irrigation project in wyoming this work involves the construction of a tunnel approximately feet long and the ex cavallon cavat lon of about cubic yards of material in an opan cut which will be used to divert about cubic feet of water per second from the river to irrigate land in he vicinity of garland and fannio aso the amount of spears bid was and according to ibe terms of the contract work be february 1 1907 |