Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-10-04
Prepared by National Geographic Society

Washington. u. c.-wNU Service.
HILE there are reports that
w some mothers have already
named their newborn ba
bies for the national recovery act
Mira, a small Iowa town. denies that
Its name Is so modern. IL was
named for q woman 10 than q
half century before Gen. Hugh John
o took oath of office.
Names. cities and towns have
many origins. First families have
left their famous surnames to des-
ignate post Offices and railroad sta.
tions in the United States, and In
addition many humble folk have con-
tributed their more familiar appella-
tions such as Dad, Bill. Nick, Tim,
Floe, Wick and Maggie. Aside from
family names the homely Il and
a~djectlves of the work-a-day world
have found their way by the score
to maps and sign posts.
Greasy Creek, Tub. Biscuit, Cheap,
Busy and Dimple are Kentucky
towns. There are Horse Heaven,
Humpulips, Gooseprairie and Step
toe In Washington state.
Pie Town. Dusty, Gallup and
High Rolls are In New Mexico /;
Jelly, Needles and Likely in Cali
fornia; and Sopchoppy, Perky and
Frostproof In Florida.
Illinois has Sandwich. Joy and
Muddy. while across the state line
In Indiana there are Speed, Economy,
and Harmony. Trump, Vim. Flues
and Joes are In Colorado; Bundle
Bee, Sunglow. Wikieup and Cactus
Ia Arizona; Asbestos, Ladlesburg.
Fearer and Appeal In Maryland
and Deadwater. Grandstone, Thor
ofare and Merepoint in Maine.
In Minnesota there is Ballclub,
Happyland. Otter Tail. Money Creek,
Knife River and Embarrass; and In
Mississippi, Arm, Lemon, Whynot,
Chunky. Shivers and $3.50.
Montana's Bay Horse, Big Arm,
Giltedge and Pray are equally as
odd as North Cardinals Mays Head,
Bearwallow, Pee Dee, Shoe, Toast,
Topknot and Worry and Missouri's
Rat. Gang, DamsIte, Clever and
Enough.
Accord, Teatlcket and Feeding
Hills are In Massachusetts; An
vii Location, Tnkster, Almeek and
Honor in Michigan; Echo, Happy
Jack and Water Proof In Louisiana
Leaky In North Dakota; and Nov
city, Overpeck, Long Bottom and
Charm In Ohio.
More of the Queer Names.
Oklahoma's contribution to odd
place names is Antlers, Hominy,
Slim and Scraper; while Ore
gon has Wagontire, Skies, Tyee, lee
and Fossil. New York state gives
Households, Sag Harbor, Silvernails,
Yaphank and Whlteface; and New
Jersey, Colts Neck, Peapack, Tran
Changewater and Chews.
Goodnight, Razor, Fort Spunky,
and Gunsight are towns In
while Pennsylvania has
~Shickshinny, Showers. Moosic and
Bird In Hand. Cowpens, Silver
street, Nine Times and Ninety Six
are In South Carolina; Faith, Tea
and Twilight In South Dakota;
Devils Slide In Utah and Idol, In
Littlecrab and Shop Spring in
Tennessee.
Ferry passengers calling they" to
a ferryman, are said to have
named Haysi, Virginia. Other odd
names In the Old Dominion are Mod
est Town, Cap, Crabbottom, Dandy,
Ordinary. Traffic. Fancy Gap,
Duty and Success; while its neigh
Dor, West Virginia, has Joker, Cut
lips. Smoky Hole, Dingy, HAY, Odd,
Pink and Quick. In Wisconsin there
IS Luck, New Diggins and Rib Lake;
n Wyoming a Doggie, Badwater,
Four Horse and Ten Sleep.
What Cheer, Promise City, Coin,
Nedaway, Stout and Wick are
towns; Cad, Deepstep, Dewy-
rose and Ty Ty are in Georgia Co
Cuprum, nixon and Notus
Idaho; Coats, Peck and Potwin
Kansas; and - rghboy, Flats,
Hire, and Wynot in Nebraska.
Half a dozen Of Arkansas place
names in a row sketch for the i'm
aginative a thuRb-naIl story: Lost
Corner, Reform,y Health, Prosperity,
Romance and Love.
Names of women of distinction
sdorn many Of the worlds cities,
provinces, and islands. Lady
franklin island. near Bafin island
% the Arctic circle. Is named for