good-bye
Announcement from Jake Hopp, upon his leaving the newspaper business. The "Mr. Power" mentioned is none other than Charley Power, Mary Power's younger brother. Both had left De Smet and had been working together in Idaho for ten years at the time of Mr. Hopp's change in occupation.

The undersigned, who has been the main "push" behind the pencil on this journal for nearly ten years, this week lays down the Faber to take up the hardware business. We leave the editorial chair to our partner, Mr. Power, who has been with us ever since taking hold of the NEWS, having charge of the mechanical department. The writer has been in the newspaper business since 1879, with an intermission of about sixteen months, and it is with considerable regret that we step down and out. We have leased our interest to Mr. Power.

With the generous and kind assistance of the advertisers and subscribers this firm has been able to make of the NEWS the leading and neatest local newspaper in the country. Our exchanges have told us so time and again, and right here we wish to thank them for their kindly expressions. We may have said some things and made enemies, but who of us have not? If mistakes have been made, they have been of the head and not of the heart. It is with regret we say good-bye to our many friends and now we realize how weak and vain are words in expressing feelings. Should we ever feel like retracing our steps we know we have friends who will welcome us back. If at any time you visit our new location, please pull our latch-string.

Good-bye.

Sincerely,
J.W. Hopp, January 24, 1902

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