The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-07
Youth of Gov. Bone Recalled Shelby County Folks Plated

JH6 TlupidCe Ol GOVerIlOF OCOtl A- Bone, are elated over his appoint. ment and have no fears for the sue cess of his administration An ar ticle under a Shelbyville. Ind, date line recently appeared in the Port land Oregonian recalled the youth of the new Alaska Governor that is of general interest to Alaskans.
 The article follows in full
 Citizens of shelby county are talk ing lively interest in the appoint ment by President Harding of Scott c. Bone as Governor of Alaska. No one here doubts for a moment that Mr. Bone's administration of Alaskan affairs will be creditable to himself as well as to the national admins tration.
 Mir Bone was born on the banks of Flat Rock River 50 years ago. His grandfather was William k. Bone, pioneer of the county. He built a stone dam across Flat Rock tha. still supplies the water that pro- pels the mill. Upstream a few hun dred yards is a cave with an en- trance not far from the river. When Scott Bone was a chubby boy play ing about the old mill this cave was place of mystery. Now it is the center of one of the most beautiful semi-public picnic grounds in the state.
 The father of Scott Bone was Al fred P Bone, who yeteranized dur ing the Civil War being mustered out with the rank of Captain He went into the war after Scott was born. Mrs. Bone belonged to a fam fly. of abolition faith. She possessed strong literary ability along with winsome face and debonair manners. Clustered about the old mill was number of two and three room dwell ings that housed the mill employees. The place is very picturesque to this day. In one of these Scott Bone was born.
 Mother Was Efficient Teacher
 His first education was obtained at mothers knee. She was an eff ficient teacher. By the time her lit tie boy was ready to go to the dis the river, he could read in the first reader and could count. It was not very long until the teacher noticed she had a very apt pupil. At the Friday afternoon exercises he could say his piece" in. very, attractive To diffarnpf What he had to do, he did with all his might, Before his parents. moved to Shelbyville Scott was spelling down all corners was writing essays and otherwise entertaining the school.
 When he was 15 years old and about ready to enter the local high school, Dr. Houser, who recently died in Indianapolis, came here to deliver a number of free lectures on phren- ology Scott-that is what every body called him--listened to these addresses attentively. One day he got together 50 cents and called on Dr Houser at the hotel for a private reading Dr. Houser told him that he possessed rare literary talent. that his bumps indicated that he could become a great author. that he possessed a desire to note down things that he witnessed. that he heard and that he should become a newspaper writer
 Soon after he entered the high school the boys organized the Web sterian Debating Society. This soci- ety once month invited the public to hear the regular program. At one of these entertainments Scott was to read an essay. He was exception ally adept at keeping things to him self" When he faced his audience that night he announced that his sub ject was Be Sure That You Get in the Right Box" It now is said Of him that from that, night he alwaya has been in the right box" "' -
 Father Long Postmaster
 His father, Alfred P. Bone, served as postmaster here for 12 years. Dur ing his last term Scott was the dep uty postmaster. It was here he did his first newspaper work, being the local correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, then owned and edited -.