Lyleites are rapidly coming to^ reali
zation of what this industry is to mean
to the town. A pay roll as large as
"this factory has, running for a period
of four to five wi-eks will undoubtedly
contribute to the financial well being
of the community, furnish lucrative
employment for a large number of peo.
pie and at the same time supply a ready
market for a paying product. The
citizens have gotten the habit and they
have begun to boost 500 acres have
already been contracted for 1910 and it
is thopght that this acreage will be
materially increased before the opening
of spring. With the confidence of farm
ers and. townspeople established, the
outlook for the canning industry in
Lyle is bright and bespeaks for itseif a
bright future.
NEW COMPUL
SORY SCHOOL
LAW
It will no doubt be of interest to all
parents at this time to know the main
provisions of the new law which was
enacted by the last legislature concern
ing the enforcement of compulsory
Bchool attendance. The. following are
the main provisions of the law:
Every child, eight to sixteen years of
age, must attend a public or private
school in each year during the entire
time the public school of the district
in which the child resides is in session
A child may, on application of the
parent or guardian, be excused from
part or all of such attendance by the
school board for any of. the following
reasons: Poverty, illness, having com"
pleted the work of the eighth grade
residence being too far from the school.
Every school board will naturally have
to exercise their own judgmentto a
considerable extent in the granting of
excuses.
