PETERSON COUNTRY STORE ESTABLISHED ABOUT 1890 The Peterson General Store, built about 1890, was located on a hill directly east of the future Union Pacific Railroad Station. Early owners of the store in¬cluded Isaac Bowman, Edwin Williams, John Croft, Joe Greenough, Joseph B. Robbins, Axcel and Oscar Olsen, The last owners were A. F. Bohman and his daughter, Ester Pohman Thompson. The store dispensed groceries, clothing, shoes, boots, overshoes, rubbers, foods of many kinds, candy, flour, sugar, hams and many other items. There was a pool table in one room. Carloads of coal were shipped in on the railroad and sold at the store. Supp¬lies for the mines up Cottonwood were handled. Pack horses would carry supplies into the mountains for sheep herders during the Summer time. Joseph B. Robinson, who operated the store for a while, also served as Bishop of the Peterson Ward. When he sold out he moved with his family to Salt Lake City where Joseph became a partner in the Keeley Ice Cream Company. For years the only telephone in the area was located in the Store. A.F. Bohman had an ice house. During the Winter he cut blocks of ice from a nearby pond and from streams nearby. The ice was stored in sawdust and was used to keep perishables in the store from spoiling. The Postoffice was located here. The mail train would toss the heavy mail pouches off as it roared by the railroad station. For many years there was no mail service to Mountain Green. People had to come to the store to get their mail. It was a favorite gathering place for people in the Winter. 356