From: The Webster Echo; May 18, 1900. ERBACON. Oscar Hall and wife were visiting relatives here last week. Uncle Perry Cutlip, of Diana, was visiting his daughter and other kinsfolk at this place last week....The recent drouth injured grass, wheat, and oats to considerable extent.... Walter Shinn, Erbacon's popular candidate for Justice, was out shaking hands, electioneering, etc., last week.... S. L. Mason, our efficient Sabbath school superintendent, is establishing a furniture store here.... Uncle John L. Carpenter, one of the old "landmarks" and highly respected citizens of this community, still lingers on, suffering, rallying, relapsing, and on the whole, displaying but few truly hopeful signs of final recoverly. But 'tis hoped that he may yet be able to greet his many friends out in the open air again.... Mr. Wells has moved his saw-mill from Wolf creek, and is now sawing for Hon. George Goad, on Missouri.... Waggy and Squires have, since their mill was burned, had about seven acres cleared for corn, which greatly adds to the appearance of their location..... Politically, Erbacon's unterrified Democracy is "unconquered and unconquerable." Four years ago, Democrats would blush with the blues at Cleveland's administration when tackled by Republicans. But now they are filled with enthusiasm, encouraged with the assurance of Bryan's renomination, and can speak out boldly in the presence of those who uphold the "McKinley" administration. Looking back over the past, they see that the farmer' produce was going up in price under the semi-Democratic administration, and the things he had to buy were not so unreasonaly high. Looking at the present, they see cattle, sheep, etc., going down, whilst the articles that they have to buy are double-priced. Their faces brighten annd enthusiasm increases as they touch upon imperialism, gold standard, trusts, banks, Philippine and South African wars. What we need here is a good club organized, and secure political literature of the right kind. We need some of Bryan's, Harvey's, Clark's, and others' works to circulate among the people. The members of the club could get much reading matter at little cost. We hope the matter will be talked up on the day of the primary. Farmers do not study politics and theology enough. They depend upon the politician and preacher too much. RATTLER.