 Late in 1900, it was Thompson's turn to take over the "Inter-Ocean", which he continued publishing until its eventual demise in 1906.In 1904, a small paper called "The Citizen" appeared as a weekly, but only lasted for a few months before being bought by Walter Thompson's cousin, Thomas Treason Thompson, and his business partner, Macy B. Darnall.The pair changed the name to the "Key West Citizen" and continued to operate it as a weekly newspaper.