The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-17
Suffered For Years With Dia-
betes;Then Paralysis.
Jacob keWsaIt Pr0minentIn the
Odd Fellow Circles.
Also, Identified With Ancient
Order United Workmen.

Owatonna, Jan 9-Judge Jacob
Newsalt died at his home here yes
terday morning after nearly two years
of suffering from diabetes. 1t was
found necessary during his illness to
amputate both his legs, but it was
only after paralysis set in he sue
cumbed.
Judge Newsalt was one of the pio-
neer residents of Owatonna, coming
here i'll 1864, and few men in this
city were as widely known. He was
born i'll Germany March /, 1888, and
came to this country when ten years
old. He lived in New York city
until seventeen years old, when he
came west, locating at La Crosse, Wis
After his arrival in Owatonna in
1864 he went into the mercantile
business, which he pursued until 1878,
when he engaged in the real estate
and insurance business. This he con-
Quoted up to the time of his death.
Mr.. Newsalt was married June "a,
1866, and his widow and five children
survive him, the latter being DIR.
George A. Newsalt of Fargo, N. D.;
Mrs. A. j. Katz of Davenport, Iowa;
Mrs. r. ii. Bach, Anna L. Newsalt
and Grace A. Newsalt of Owatonna.
Politically Mr.. Newsalt was demo
crat, but as candidate for MUM
cipal judge, which office he held for
many years and at the time of his
death, he always had the support of
a generous number of the opposite
party.
As fraternal order man Mr.. New
salt was prominently known. In fact
this was almost his life work, and i'll
the ORDERS of which he was a mem
Der he:was held in the deepest regard.
1t was through his efforts that the
two local |. O.aiO. +. lodges were es-
tablished-Star of the West Lodge
No. IA and Goethe Lodge No. SO. The
highest honors comfortable by the or
der in thet state We're given him. He
was grand master in 1881 and grand
representative to the sovereign grand
lodge in 1887 and 1888.
Another part of his work for the
]. O. O. f. resulted in the establish
ment of the Odd Fellows home at
Northfield, for which Mr. Newsalt
turned the first spadeful of earth at
the ceremonies by the grand lodge.
He worked for years for the estab-
lishment of this institution. 1t was
his dream to have it in Owatonna,
and when it went to Mortified the
was one of the great
est of his life.
Mr.. Newsalt was charter member
of Star in the East Lodge No. 33,
A. L. and A. NJ, of this city, and for
the last twenty-five years had been
grand trustee of the grand lodge,
A. o. u. w. For a number of
years he has been an officer of that
order. In the Ancient Order of
Aztecs, the headquarters of which are
in Owatonna, he was grand secretary.
One of Mr.. Newsalts favorite max
inns was, Let not your right hand
know what your left hand doeth,"
and he followed it all his life. His
own family confess that they did not
begin to realize the extent of his
charitable and helpful work until aft
er the beginning of his last long sick
ness, when people whom he had be-
friended and helped came to the house
to show their gratitude.
The funeral will be held at the
family home at l:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Grand Master Scherer of the Odd
Fellows lodge will attend the funeral. |