Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1916 — Fault of the Clerk. [ARTICLE]

Fault of the Clerk.

The court clerk was examining an applicant for citizenship papers. Unfortunately, the clerk didn't ask his questions in the order in which the man from across the seas had been taught the answers. “Do you speak English?” asked the clerk. “Sure Mike," was the answer. “How long have you been in this country?” “Michigan.” “How tall are you?” “Forty years.” The clerk sighed. “I think you d better get an interpreter,” he said.