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February 3d, 1859, an act was approved incorporating the city of Battle Creek, with four wards. The city has gone forward with an accelerated speed, and will become in time a large manufacturing town. The fine water power is greatly improved, and steam power is brought into requisition when water fails. The building of horse-powers and threshing machines involves an immense capital, and gives employment to a large number of men. I sought in vain for the items of this business, which I exceedingly regret, as I desired to state its magnitude, in justice to the parties carrying it on, and to the city so greatly benefited by their operations. There are two heavy firms engaged in this branch of business.
Judge Graves, one of the supreme court judges of the State of Michigan, is an erudite judge, an honor to the bench and to Battle Creek, where he resides.
Judge Emmerson, the chief justice in Utah, went from Battle Creek, and still considers that city his home. He enjoys the reputation of being a good lawyer, an impartial judge, and a gentleman of refinement.
'A city that can enumerate among her citizens such men as Noble, Cox, Dibble, Meacham, Burnham, Hinmans, Skinners, McCamly, Whit-combs, Nichols, and others too numerous to mention, has its future assured.
Sands McCamly was one of nature's noblemen ; though the sphere of his usefulness was somewhat circumscribed, he nevertheless made a favorable impression upon community, who mourns his loss. He was an early settler, an active business man, and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow citizens, and to a limited extent, the honors and emoluments of office. He died many years since.
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