Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-05-19
"AHDAHWAGAM" WOULDN'T
THAT MAKE "MINNEHAHA''

Grand Rapids sounds much better
to us-the good old name under which
the town and city have survived and
IIourlshed for more than half a CEN
tury. Let well enough alone All
at once someone conceives the idea
that We ought to change the name
OF our city. Had this suggestion
came from some Young Ladies So
clety it would have been easily ac-
counted for, as the majority of them
are usually in favor of changing
names teven their own. One person
went so far as to say that the ma
Joflty OF business men favored the
change, but think this person must
nave gotten this confused with the
Ladies Society as We have inter
viewed several of the business men
and find none but what say the old
name is good enough, even though
they once in while suffer a little
inconvenience in the delay of a pack
age or mail going astray, they suf-
fer no financial loss. We have been
IN business here for several years
and have not suffered any loss from
that source, because when ever a
package goes wrong and there is ex-
ira charges incurred in the trans
portation, the loss is paid by the
shipper and blame put on the one
who is to blame, Eve don't blame the
city. We cannot expect to get
through this world without putting
up with some little inconveniences
and annoyances at times, no matter
what town we live in. We venture
to say that the people. who are the
most interested in changing the
name do about the least in the line
OF shipping or receiving packages by
freight, express or mail We are told
that fully as many packages come
here addressed to Grand Rapids,
Nlch.) as go there addressed to
Wisconsin, so don't get the impress on
that everything goes to- Grand Rap
Ids, Michigan that is addressed to
Grand Rapids, and the postoffice of
flclals inform us that the amount of
mall going wrong is decreasing all
The time, you see it is becoming so
well known that there are four 9th
er cities in the United States of the
same name that people are more care
ful about watching it, such as mail
clerks, express men, mail agents, etc.
Below we give list of cities that
nave the same name as other cities
In other states, and also the number
OF each and you will readily see by
comparison how much worse the ma
Jority of them are off than Grand
Rapids, many of which are much larg
er cities than ours, and it has never
been deemed necessary to change
their names. There wouldI be just
about as much sense in changing
our name every time something oc-
cured to annoy us or Inconvenience
US in some way When, (as many of
us no doubt do) at times, become
dissatisfied with our condition and
are dlspondent, discouraged and inn
agine our condition. is so much worse
than our neighbors, the best way to
cure ourselves is to start out and
visit some who are in worse >circum-
staRcss and talk with them and com
pare notes and you will at once come
back ffeeling that you are not so bad
off as your might be after all, and
should be content with your lot. 1t
says in the Bible: Whatever thy
lot Herewith be content" so if it
is your lot to live in Grand Rapids,
Wisconsin, be content,-we are-and
we think after you compare this list
of cities below and seeing how much
better we are off than the most of
them, you will decide to forget it,
and be content.