The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-12
HAD TWO HOUSEHOLDS
And They Got Along Well To-
gether, Too.


For SIX Years Fred Grcgerson Hss Main
tanned Two Families In Harmony-Ths
Discovery brought About by the Low
ness of His Wives Were ON
Intimate Terms with Each Other-Did
Not Think Anything Wrong About IL.
Milwaukee, March 12.-For six years
Fred Gregerson has maintained two
separate households within few rods
OF each other on Fond du Lac avenue,
near Thirty-third street, and has raised
two families. Lately he has attempted
to maintain the two families on sl.10
a day, which he earns as laborer.
and II was because of the impossibility
of the task that he now finds himself
behind the bars charged with bigamy.
The cases of restitution which existed
In the two houses were called to the at
tention of the officers OF the Associated
Charities. Agent Frellson went to in
vestigate and was surprised TO learn
that there was but one husband for
both women. The women did not seem
TO think that there was anything wrong
with the arrangement They both loved
Gregerson and they were the best of
friends, helping each other in their
work, one minding the others babies
when she went out, and. in fact, get
ting along in the manner of an ideal
family.
Live Near Each Other.
In one house lives Gregerson's lawful
wife and her six children, while next
door lives a woman who was a servant
of the family in Denmark, Nicolene
Jensen and her two children. There
would never have been complaint had
it not been for the fact that the Jensen
woman was taken sick and Gregerson
could not earn enough to support both
houses and pay for medicines and doc
tors. The youngest child Of the Greg
erson household is years old, while
the youngest in the Jensen
household is 2 weeks old. During the
illness which followed the birth of her
child the Jensen woman was attended
by the wife and daughter of Gregerson
There is not the slightest feeling of
jealousy between the women.
The story is one which begins over
six years ago in the little town OF
Skiva, in Denmark. Gregerson and his
family lived there in comfortable cir
cumstances from the proceeds of
small saloon which he kept. They had
lived happily for number Of years.
Engaged "A Servant.
Then the girl, Nicolene Jensen. at
that time about 20 years of age, was
engaged to work in the family as
servant. Gregerson was 80 years old
then. His wife was about the same
age and they had four children. the eld-
est a girl about II years old An eff
lection grew up between Gregerson and
his servant and at his request, 1t is
said, she decided to leave home and
come with him to America. This they
did about five years ago. Shortly aft
er their arrival a girl baby was born
to them. Letters We're sent back to
Denmark to the family and. much to
the surprise of the clipping couple. Mrs.
Gregerson. with her children, followed
them to Milwaukee,
After Gregerson's case has been dis
posed OF there will be a charge pre-
ferred against the Jensen woman and
her two children will be taken from her
and placed in the state school at Spar
ia. Her eldest child is q girl nearly
years old, pretty blonde and Of an
affectionate disposition. The baby Is a
boy of . weeks.