Today. the clerks office functions much as it did when Pat was still new at the job. The clerk is still responsible for issuing licenses. recording deeds. taking charge of the jury and issuing summons. In Pats day. the clerks office also performed naturalization ceremonies for people who came to the country after World War I. Pat remembers that one cement mason seeking citizenship was asked to name the No. 1 baseball slugger. Instead of naming Babe Ruth. the man said. "ole Mouse Langley can hit as many as anybody." referring to a local baseball star. "It has always been a challenge.
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