The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-05
A Thousand a Year or $50 Month
For The Soldier,

- fH0u&ano q Tear or You W0Hets
For the Soldier.
That is the question. Fifteen or
eighteen month is a mere insult.
Under the plain words OF the constitu-
ton private property may not be taken
for public use without just coE1pensa-
ton. A mans time is his private
property. To force a man to give up
mis- time or any other private property
without just compensation is simple
robbery; IL Is a hold-up. and ii is
not justified or excused by any plea OF
necessity. Payment can be made in
treasury notes, government bonds or
any legal tender. The soldier will be
more efficient IL paid well and accord
ing to his skill and experiences. One
man well paid will be as good as two
Ill paid men.
The soldier should have some special
fitness for his business. He should be
q fast walker. good marksman and
good horseman. The war should be
game of skill and not of foolhardi-
ness. It should be conducted on the
most efficient business principles,
without graft, robbery or tyranny.
Give Roosevelt 10000 volunteers Of
the wild west, and Of his own choosing.
Pay them $1,000 year and start them
within two months, and they will sur
prise Europe. Yours, j. e. Robinson.
lays. The Judges are sworn to observe
the constitution and to do their duty and
administer justice without denial or. de-
lay-and this it is an easy matter for
them to do. Half the appeals are
simple kindergarten matters and the
rest are much the same. Indeed,
feel much disposed to write up every
appeal within ten days after its sub
mission and to give my decision to the
judges and the press. OF course a
were better IL the judges would make
a rule to decide every case within ten
days after its submission and within a
month after filing the appeal. II the
judges do that, will be good and will
not let the cat out OF the bag prema-
turely. There are now more than a
score OF my decisions which have long
currence or dissent. Soma OF them
are quite important and some are on
appeals more than a year old, and
grow tired and waste much time in
paving them over and over every few
days. Hence / may conclude to give
the press three or four, 1--WE or six,
decisions a week.
It is q waste of time and money. for
judge to write longwinded decisions.
which to book and publish does cost
the taxpayers about $40 page. Here
are some, not too long or too short:
Steen v. Neva - Stufsman County
Court.
Robinson, j.: In this case defend
ant appeals from Judgment for $40
and costs. The plaintiff sued to re-
cover $36 as the balance due on a sale
of two mares that produced two colts.
The case was fairly tried and the
verdict is well sustained by the evil
dence. 1t was the same in justice
court and in the county court, and 1t
could not we'll have been different. In
so small a case 1t were an act of folly
to waste time in writing a grave dis
cussion or numerous hairsplitting and
frivolous objections. The judgment is
affirmed.
April 81, 1917.
Northern Drug Co., v. kun<eI.
Robinson, j.: This is an appeal
from an order denying a motion to
amerce the sheriff for an alleged fall
ure to levy and return an execution
for $130.53, with subsequent credit of
$61.48. The motion was made and
submitted on affidavitS and counter
afiidavits, from which 1t appears that
such an execution was issued to the
sheriff without any fees or bonds, and
without Instructions to make a levy
on any particular property; and that
the sheriff was not able to, find prop
erty on which to make a levy.
The motion is without any merit
and is not worthy of any discussion.
Such a motion should not be sustained
unless on a very clear showing of
grave fault.
Order affirmed.
. April 20, 1917.
Kline We. Harris, ct al.
Robinson, j.: This is an appeal
from a judgment on an attachment
bond. To discharge the attachment
two defendants and their sureties
signed a bond to pay any Judgment
that might be recovered against them.
Seven years ago a judgment was re-