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Show THE SAN JUXN.RECQRD Thursday, February 11, 1982 - Page 9 ' - , , . .. . The hilling of Mary Bothe, LaSal bride by A. J, Redd a In 1902 Charley Bothe brought bride to old LaSal in north San Juan. The couple was poverty strick-e- n -old and their shack showed no evidence of food or extra clothing. In desperation, the new bride left Bothe several times, seeking from help neighbors. In an attempt to help out, an old settler by the name of Tlbbits employed Bothe. One night, Bothes bride was brought to the Tlbbits cabin by Charley Rose, a neighbor, who found her wandering dazed in a nearby field. That same evening, March 20, 1902, Bothe set out to look for his Lady Broncos defeat Buckaroos The San Juan High School girls basketball team defeated Monticello at Monticello by a score of 39-3- 5. game was even for one but the lady Broncos took quarter, a six point half-tilead as Monticello could only manage 4 points in the second quarter against a tough Bronco defense. The Broncos widened the lead to 8 after three quarters and from there on, the game was never really in doubt. Scoring was well balanced as Jill Harvey had 10 points, Lauretta Lowe had 8, Jana Lyman 7 and Mary Ann Brown 4. The junior varsity also defeated The me sunset glistens through icycles formed on the threshold A winter of a Monticello home. John Noxon photo Monticello gas tax considered by Carl Eisemann Monticello city council members are faced with the problem of how to recapture an amount of revenue equivalent to the two percent franchise tax loss the city will suffer as the result of recent Utah legislative action restricting utility franchise taxes to six per- cent. The legislation interprets to two percent, or nearly less than the eight percent $l,000-per-mon- viV th, the city has been charging Empire Electric, city power supplier with main offices in Cortez, Colorado. Alternative revenue sources being considered are a city tax on gasoline, a city mill levy, or a tax on propane gas. Rick Terry, city manager, is researching alternatives open to the city. A public hearing, will precede any definite council action. Silver Dollar Bluff, Utah Food Dancing Private Parties Monday thru Saturday Pool by A. J. Redd After leaving the chill of Montiwe drifted southward cello, telling ourselves we were headed toward the land of sunshine and Coming off the high plateau into tables Pinball machines 12 noon to 12 midnight 49-4- first quarter ous us going, Jensen. which really got said Coach Michelle press killed tough full-cou- rt the Bucks which led to too many turnovers and baskets for the ed Broncos. Scoring was also A well-balanc- here. Celeste Harrison, who has a hot hand, scored 12 in the first quarter. points Annette Meyer, who had an ex- cellent rebounding night, and Michelle Shumway each had 10 points and Marylena Chee had 6. Through the eyes of a northerner winter comfort. Traveling through . Flagstaff territory we began to doubt both the sunshine and the comfort idea. 672-224- 8 1. Monticello by a score of outThe Broncos JV played an standing game. 'The girls came out fired up and played a tremend- the Salt River Valley, we slid right under a heavy cloud of smog. We have tried to feel the warm weather and see the beautiful mountains and act as if we are having a good time. For two days, the sun shone through the smog, but the damp, humid and piercing cold is better The local economy is hurting, but the tourist business is keeping things going. The food is marvelous and is by far the best buy around. Re- gular gas cost gallon. 115.9 cents per (Ed. Note: A. J who writes a popular column on San Juan historical incidents for The San Juan spending several Record, is At our request in Phoenix. weeks he is sending us his impressions of life in our neighboring state of Arizona. Navajos oppose BLM endured indoors. lease The Navajo Tribe and some of its members are trying to block HOLE-IN-THE-ROC' K TRAIL GUIDE Bureau of Land Management plans to lease about 1.2 billion tons coal in the San region of northwest New Mexico. According to a letter from Peter MacDonald to the New Mexico BLM, the Tribe, as surface owners, are opposed to mining activities in the area, where 10 energy companies have Juan-Cha- co s THE INCREDIBLE MISSION by Lamont Crabtree A comprehensive guide covering the entire San Juan Mission trail and associated points of interest land along with the expeditions remarkable story. Sixty and aerial photographs and nine detailed topographical maps contained, within a 170 page soft-boun- d Send $4.95 plus $1 for shipping and handling. (Utah residents add 5 sales tax) Make check payable to: The Incredible Mission P.0. Box 2626 Salt Lake City, Utah 84110 book. Hied expressions of interest for leasing the coal. Charles Lusher, BLM director for New Mexico, said the agency believes neither the tribe nor individual Navajos can be qualified as surface owners and their objections will have no effect on plans to begin leasing in Septem- ber 1983. to the Mining According Record, the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act provides that an operator must obtain the consent of the surface owner to mine federal coal. A spokesman for the Navajo Tribe, Ron Izzo, said almost all the coal proposed for leasing is under land inhabited or used by Navajos for grazing livestock. state that BLM regulations a qualified surface owner must hold legal title to the surface and either live on the land or personally conduct a farming or ranching operation on it. ' bride, breaking through the door of the Tibbits cabin, he saw Tibbits and Rose eating supper. Bothe loudly accused Tibbits of stealing his wife. the commotion, Hearing Bothes wife ran in from the kitBothe calmly raised his chen. rife and shot her down. Tibbits took refuge in the pantry, where Bothe followed and fired upon him. It is reported that Bothe then went to a neighbors place and told the m that Rose had been kicked by a horse and needed help. Having distracted the neighbors, Bothe returned to the scene of the shooting where he forced Charley Rose to remove the clothing of both victims to see if their wounds were fatal. He then shook hands with the victims swung into his saddle and disappeared. Bothe was apprehended in Paradox, Colorado, where the Colorado authorities held him for San Juan County Sheriff C, R, Christensen. The suspect was taken immediately to the Utah State Penitentary for safe keeping. In August of 1902, Bothe was found guilty of murder in a dis- trict Court trial in Monticello. heartless jury showed no The mercy, recommending a death sentence. The trial cost the county more than $1,000. Parks fees will increase Glen Canyon National Recreation Area announced today that the user fee for National Park Service campgrounds on Lake Powell and at Lees Ferry will be raised. A park spokesman stated that Federal regulations require that the Secretary of Interior establish fees to be charged. Fees are based on the cost of operating the campgrounds and a comparability with other government and privately operated campgrounds. Comparisons were made with campgrounds with similar facilin ities Arizona, Utah and southern California. As a result, the fee at Lees Ferry, Wahweap and Bullfrog campgrounds will be raised to $5 a night. The group facility at Wahweep will be $10 or $1 per person, whichever is higher. Fee collection in the campgrounds will begin again around the middle of March. The Park Service reminds those persons 62 years and older that they may obtain a Golden Age Passport. This passport provides for a 50 percent reduction in camping fees, as well as free entrance to Park Service areas where an entrance fee is charged. The Department of and Hie National Agriculture and Oceanic Atmospheric Administration believe prospects are favorable for adequate to abundant water in the most of West this summer, according to the USDAs Soil Conservation Service first snowpack survey of the U. S. season. Below normal runoff now is forecast for Montana, Arizona and New Mexico, but late December storms have provided excellent snowpack for Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Colorado, says USDA. . |