Uncle Jerry's
Introduction
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Built by Antone Rushford about 1870, then
purchased by Gideon (Jerry) LeMieux (Le- M e r e ) i n 1 8 8 9 .
(Gideon changed his name to Jerry LeMere)
The tavern was destroyed by fire in 1897 and Jerry
rebuilt it with his sons Phillip, Jerry and Frank. It
became known as Uncle Jerry's place where dances and
socials were held in the dance hall on the second floor.
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Backstory and Context
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In 1938, August “Casey” and Lelia
Lautenbach purchased the tavern
and changed the dance hall to 4
rental rooms at $2/night. Casey's
sons, Donald and Lester continued
operation until 1987. Bob Manson
purchased it and sold to Matt
Peterson in 2008, it has been
“Casey's” since 1938. Bob Hope
was a patron of note.