Peterson General Store contained a butcher shop in the southeast corner of the store. Ice cut from ponds and the Weber River during the winter was covered with sawdust and stored in an ice house where it remained until needed in the shop to keep meat, cheese, and other items refrigerated. Peterson General Store changed with the times and owners. At one time a small refreshment stand located outside on the south side of the store operated in summer months to provide mugs of root, other soda pop, beer, cupcakes, bread, and sandwiches. In about 1926, a pool room was added to the store. It contained two large pool tables, card tables, and chairs for customers to sit in while they relaxed and visited. When Union Pacific Railroad laid double track through Morgan County in 1926, the pool room was a popular spot for residents and construction workers. Men working in the mines in Cottonwood Canyon stopped at Peterson General Store when they brought their dump board wagons loaded with ore to the railroad depot. They purchased supplies and took them back to the miners. Sheep outfits that stayed with the herds came with four or five pack animals to get supplies for a couple of weeks. During prohibition several bootleg whiskey stills were known to be located in the county. Peterson General Store maintained a large sugar stock. Still operators often purchased pickup truck loads of sugar at a time. It was whispered among residents that if a person wanted to know who had a still, he merely had to watch who was making large sugar purchases. With the advent of automobiles, two gas pumps were added to the south side of Peterson General Store. Residents could also purchase their winter supply of coal from the store. In addition, the store sold Greyhound Bus tickets. When someone wanted to board the bus, a red flag was hung outside on the porch signaling the bus to stop. The store was the heart of the community and was greatly missed when its doors closed in the 1950s. "A History of Morgan County" Linda H. Smith 1999 pg 240 - 242 A-7