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August 6, 1909
The Bemidji Daily Pioneer
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Twelve-year-old Maurice E. Witting of Bemidji, Minnesota, wins a $1 prize from 'Human Life' magazine for his story 'Moose Point,' recounting a girl's boat being towed across a lake by a tangled moose, leading to the naming of the lakeside point.
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MAURICE WITTING WROTE
SPLENDID PRIZE STORY
Twelve-Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Witting Recognized By the
"Human Life."
"Human Life," a popular maga-
zine, recently printed a story written
by Maurice E. Witting, the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Witting of
this city.
The title of this story was "Moose
Point," and the editors of "Human
Life" awarded Maurice a prize of
$1 for the excellence of his story.
The story was as follows:
"There are many small lakes in
northern Minnesota.
One time
there was a man crossing one of
these in a boat with his little girl.
"He stopped at a place on the
shore and went back into the woods
to hunt, leaving his little girl alone
in the boat.
"After a while a moose came out
into the water and went near the
boat without noticing the little girl.
Somehow he became tangled up in
the rope and began thrashing around
in the water. At last he plunged
madly out towards the open lake
towing the boat behind him.
"The little girl was very much
frightened and her screams only
terrified the animal the more.
"On they went till they reached a
point of land on the opposite shore.
"There the moose freed himself
and ran away, leaving the little girl
moored on the bank.
"When her father came out where
they first landed and found no boat
he was greatly surprised. But on
looking across the lake he saw his
little daughter safe in the boat. He
soon reached her by walking around,
which was only a short distance, and
as he rowed the boat home she told
him of her strange adventure.
"He named the point in the lake
"Moose Point," by which it has been
known ever since.
"Maurice E. Witting,
"Age 12,
"Bemidji, Minn.
SPLENDID PRIZE STORY
Twelve-Year-Old Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Witting Recognized By the
"Human Life."
"Human Life," a popular maga-
zine, recently printed a story written
by Maurice E. Witting, the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Witting of
this city.
The title of this story was "Moose
Point," and the editors of "Human
Life" awarded Maurice a prize of
$1 for the excellence of his story.
The story was as follows:
"There are many small lakes in
northern Minnesota.
One time
there was a man crossing one of
these in a boat with his little girl.
"He stopped at a place on the
shore and went back into the woods
to hunt, leaving his little girl alone
in the boat.
"After a while a moose came out
into the water and went near the
boat without noticing the little girl.
Somehow he became tangled up in
the rope and began thrashing around
in the water. At last he plunged
madly out towards the open lake
towing the boat behind him.
"The little girl was very much
frightened and her screams only
terrified the animal the more.
"On they went till they reached a
point of land on the opposite shore.
"There the moose freed himself
and ran away, leaving the little girl
moored on the bank.
"When her father came out where
they first landed and found no boat
he was greatly surprised. But on
looking across the lake he saw his
little daughter safe in the boat. He
soon reached her by walking around,
which was only a short distance, and
as he rowed the boat home she told
him of her strange adventure.
"He named the point in the lake
"Moose Point," by which it has been
known ever since.
"Maurice E. Witting,
"Age 12,
"Bemidji, Minn.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prodigy
Adventure
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Survival
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Child Author
Prize Story
Moose Adventure
Northern Minnesota
Bemidji
Human Life Magazine
What entities or persons were involved?
Maurice E. Witting
Mr. And Mrs. A. E. Witting
Where did it happen?
Northern Minnesota, Bemidji, Minn.
Story Details
Key Persons
Maurice E. Witting
Mr. And Mrs. A. E. Witting
Location
Northern Minnesota, Bemidji, Minn.
Story Details
A man leaves his daughter in a boat on a northern Minnesota lake while hunting. A moose tangles in the rope, tows the boat across the lake to a point, frees itself, and flees. The father finds her safe and names the point 'Moose Point.'