The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-15
LOCATED WIFE-cHlLDREN
Story of Man Who Lost Memory and
Wandered About Country

ALBERT Lea, D6C6ulDcT l1.-SdTI
Fiasgerud has found his wife and
two small children alive and we'll.
Saturday morning his sister, Mrs.
Enoch Hanson, 816 Newton street,
received a telegram from Mr.. Flas-
kerud announcing that he had To-
Gated his wife and two children at
Ennis, Texas.
On Wednesday, November 10, The
Albert Lea Tribune told of Mr..
Flaskerud's return to his old hosle
at Glenville, Mimi, and his depar-
ture shortly afterwards for Texas,
in search of his wife and family.
Carl Is the SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ole Flaskerud OF Chenille. He was
seen by his parents for the last
time fourteen years ago when he
came home to attend the wedding
of his sister, Mrs. Julius Kalstad.
About four years later all trace of
Mr.. Flaskerud was lost and it was
believed that he persisted in the
great Galveston flood. -2.
Shortly after leaving Chenille he
was married to young lady from
Texas and had two children at the
time of his disappearance.
Mr.. Flaskerud's remarkable ex-
perience was due to loss of memory
caused by injuries received in a
boiler explosion on board tug
where he was working. Due to his
serious injuries he was taken to
the John Hopkins university hospi.
tai for treatment and from there he
went to Philadelphia After his re-
covery he was unable to remember
who he was or where his home had
been or whether he was married or
not. Since that time he has trav-
e1led extensively, visiting Germany,
England, France, Africa, South
America and the west coast of the
United States. Previous to the en-
try of the United States into the
World war he was torpedoed twice
and taken prisoner by U-boat
crew who took him to Germany
" here he was held for few days
until arrangements could be made
to send him back to the United
States with the rest of the crew.
After his return he worked at a
steel plant in Gary, Ind. While
working there he was injured and it
became necessary for him to un-
dergo a second operation. While
under the influence of ether 1t was
learned that he had a wife and two
children. 49,
This was in April, 1922, and from
that time on he was continually
thinking about his past and Won
dering if he didn't have a home
like the rest lof his companions. A
short time ago he saw the name
Albert Lea in al Eastern newspa-
per and it seemed familiar to him
SO he decided to go to Albert Lea
and see If he couldn't find some
trace of his old home. When the
train got into Chenille on Saturday
he recognized his home town and
got off there. He walked up the
Jefferson highway to the old farm
home, known now as the Abbot
Mace. Here he met Jim Vanek who
toln him that 1t used to be the Flas-
kerud farm but that family now
lived in Glenville. Hearing the
name "F1askerud" he recognized 1T
as his name; he had been using
another name, Carl Olson. He went
beck to Chenille but did not find
his parents at home so he inquired
at the Lutheran parsonage and Rev.
.Korsr,ld helped him find his par
ents and notified his sisters Who
live near Glenville,. who could
scarcely believe that one they had
thought dead for so many years
waspreally alive.
He soon left for Texas and now
is with his family. The telegram
to Mrs. Hanson stated that he would
start for Glenville with his famHy
within a few days,