The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-07-19

that. The acreage has increased and grain
is looking well.
The finest reports o; wheat come from
Michigan. The crop in that State two years
ago was over thirty million bushels. and
last year only little over twenty one mill
ION bushels. This wear the crop promises
to be nearly or quite equal to that Of isso
In Indiana the crop tive years ago was oyer
IS, coo. coo last year about 81 800 900 bushels.
This year it will exceed the crop of last
year, and may reach nearly the figures of
two years ago.
In Missouri corn is in fair condition, and
will probably Weld about what il did last
year. 1t may yield more. Wheat is very
promising. The crop last year 10 00O. Coo
bushels, was about two-thirds Of the crop of
two years ago, and the crop this year may
attain the dimensions of that of 1850.
In Minnesota the crop last year was larger
than that of two years ago. This year the
crop will probably not vary greatly from
81, 900, 600 bushels as produced in 1881.
Corn in Illinois last year was rot much
more than half the crop of 1879, and this
year it is almost'certain TO be much below
what it was last year.
The same is true of corn in Iowa Even
in Indiana where bad weather has had the
least effect, the crop will not be so large as
last year.
In all these States rye, oats and hay are
with rare exceptions in various localities
uncommonly promising. In most places
these crops will be larger than ever before.
In Kansas the wheat harvest is nearly
over, and the crop is estimated az thirty
million bushels. or more than fifty per cent.
in excess of the crops of the last two years.
ED. HeRALp.-Why is there no school in
Confluence this summer? is a question so
frequently asked tina; word of explana-
ton seems to be in place just now.
Last summer the building of new school
house was commenced, and by fall the
house was far enough advanced to be used
for school purposes during the winter Not
long after the close of the regular term of
school Prof A. c. Holbert who taught the
principal school during the winter opened
a graded school in the same building, which
was TO continue five months, but after teach
ing few weeks the doors were closed. and
what promised to be one of the largest
schools Of the kind ever taught in this place
came 10 sudden end
About this time an arbitration was arrang-
ed between the contractor for the building
of the house and theschool directors for the
settlement of all matters or disputes arising
out of the building of said house, which
terminated in formal delivery of the
house to the school authorities of the place
at price fixed by the arbitrators.
1t WAS supposed by all that as soon as the
house became the property of the borough
in fact. that the doors would be opened at
once, So that Prof, Holbert could resume his
school, but some six or eight weeks have
since passed away and nothing has been
done in that direction, much to the disap-
pointment of those who wish to give their
children the benefit of an education. There
seems to be no excuse for this unnecessary
delay. The old school house has been con-
verted into n carpenter shop thereby for
feiting the title 10 the same, a. the ground
was donated for school purposes only
Confluence, July - Y