The Lusk Herald, March 4, 1948

New Gay's Cafe to Open Here Monday

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Austin will formally open their new cafe across the street from the Wyoming Theatre on Monday, March 8. It will be known as Gay's Cafe which was the cafe they formerly operated in Lusk for five years opposite from the Kilmer Creamery.

Mr. Austin purchased the old Lusk Feed Store building and lot just south early last year and began construction of the new cafe on the vacant lot . He has done most of the work himself.

As a preliminary to the opening,  the cafe will serve free coffee and doughnuts through the noon hour Saturday, March 6, at an open house to be held previous to the actual opening for business on Monday.

The former Gay's Cafe was discontinued over two years ago when Joe Kuhn Sons decided to tear the building down to make way for their expansion plans. The Austins then moved to Harrison to operate a cafe for a year and finally last year returned to Lusk.

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The Lusk Free Lance, February 8, 1951

LANGSTON'S SECURE LEASE ON GAY'S CAFE`,TO TAKE OVER OPERATION FEB. 15

Announcement was made this week that Gay's Cafe`, owned and for the past several years, operated by Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Austin, has been leased to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Langston, the lease to become effective Feb. 15th.

Mr. Langston, who is  manager of the Wyoming Theatre, will continue in that capacity, he said, in addition to assuming part-time management, along with Mrs. Langston in the cafe` business.

They will close the eating house for one week, starting next Thursday, for the purpose of remodeling and redecorating the cafe`, and promise to present an new appearance to the interior. Mike formerly was connected with the Trail Hotel coffee shop at Torrington, and is regarded as an excellent chef. Mrs. Langston, too, is well versed in the culinary art.

They went to Denver this week to obtain new decorative materials which will be used in the redecorating process, returning today.

For the present, Mrs. Austin, who has had active management of the cafe, will take a much-needed rest. No other plans were announced by the retiring couple, who  have made a wide circle of friends and patrons during the years they have had the business.