Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-07
Press Notes.


The Ventura Free Press has entered upon
its eleventh volume. 1t is one of the fore
most of Southern California papers.
The Modesto Herald has entered on its
twelfth year and a new volume. 1t is a
sterling good paper, devoted warmly to its
section.
In holiday week the Pomona Progress
issued very fine special edition of eight
pages, relating mainly to the Pomona re-
gion, and its industries and products
The Santa Cruz Surf appeared in holiday
time with an issue of sixteen pages, which
was replete with valuable information, and
was. in every way, a useful exposition of
local interests.
The Oakland Tribune, one of the best of
our interior exchanges, and fearless and
vigorous paper, has entered upon its TWEEN
ty-fourth volume, with the best of pros
poets for the future.
The holiday number of the Alameda
argus was one rejecting high credit upon
the proprietors. 1t must certainly have
made the people of Alameda very proud OF
their local journalism.
The eight-page edition of the Los An
geless Express on the I'd inst was Il number
OF great value, and testifies to correct ideas
OF what constitutes a good holiday paper.
The Trinity journal, long an esteemed
exchange, and one of the truest and most
sensible of interior papers on all political
questions, has just entered upon the thirty
first year of its existence. 1t will please
accept our hearty congratulations
The Santa Barbara Press with the new
year entered its twentieth volume 1t
started the new year by getting head
put upon it, but it was of the kind that
IS deslrable-an engraved heading for the
ilrst page giving fine view of Santa Bar
bara. The Press is an energetic paper, well
conducted and able and honest in expires
sion.
Coiusa county Democrat is the name of a
new paper published at Willows, by Alex
ander d Putnam. The first number was is
sued January LIST. The paper will be issued
each Friday. 1t is a seven-column four
page paper starting with good advertising
patronage from the enterprising people oil
willows, and presents a pleasing and
healthy appearance.
nc lst instant the Marysville Appeal
- I'd upon new volume. The notice OF
= vsent, though late, was not delayed be-
cause Of neglect. The entry of so old and
able a journal of the interior on a new era
Of IFS history, is among the mile-posts in
California journalistic development. Our
contemporary is fully appreciated as an ex-
ponept of public opinion, and its efforts to
better the State and advance its material
prosperity, form q part of interior history.
Any journal like the AppeGl that labors
conscientiously for the development of the
highest possibilities of this commonwealth
IS not only entitled to have its passage into
| new periods of usefulness noted by its con-
temporaries in an encouraging tone but we
esteem it Il privilege to bear such testi-
mony.
w A, Selkirl, on the 1st instant, re-
sumed charge of the Mountain Democrat
published at Placerville, Ell Dorado county.
Mr.. Selllirk is one of the pioneer Journal
lists, and his paper one of the pioneer Jour
nals-if not the oldest-it having entered
last week upon the thirty-third wear of its
existence. What marvellous changes it has
recorded in California in that time; what
shifting scenes has it witnessed. It has
seen the county of which it is representa-.
tive pass from the activities of pioneer
mining to the quiet of steady prosperity
State spring suddenly from the loins of a
new acquisition; marvellous political
changes a rebellion, discovered and a
united Union-indeed, it has lived in the
most wonderful era of change and progress
sion in the worlds history. The Democrat
| Is welcome exchange. Politically, we
| antagonize it, and it in turn does not spare
us; but, for all that, We recognize its sterl-
ing journalistic qualities.