Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-09-25
John A. Neavill,
Pension attorney.
Lancaster and Potosi Wis.
Application of the Soldier, or
Pensioner.

Apv older now disabled. no matter from
what cause. excep' from his own vicious habits
can Now get pension.
II he already draws small pension on some
slight disability, and is disabled from labor by
some other cause even If itdld not occur in the
81 rvice he get an increase on the latter dis
ability provided he j. unable TO earn a support
by labor Thousands of Pensioners, who now
draw less than twelve dollars per month. will be
entitled under the new law to an increase, on
some other disability than that on which they
are now drawing pension.
In order to be entitled to the benefit of this
Near Lar i. is not required that the Soldier must
b. poor and in poverty-not at all. 1t applies to
all Soldiers whether rich or poor. provided only
that they are incapacitated from manual labor.
in such a degree, as to render them unable to
earn support.
honorable discharge. (a) That he served at
least ninety days (S) A permanent physical
or mental inability to earn support, but not due
to vicious habits. (lt need not have originated
in the service } The soldier is entitled TO any
rate from 50 TO sl2 according to inability TO earn
a support. A pensioner erexisting laws may
apply under this one, pensioner under this
one may apply under other laws, but can draw
only one pension at the same time
The soldier or pensioner will please answer
:bese questons-need not re-copy the questions.
just number your answers. same as each question
is numbered Please write only on one side OF
your letter. paper is cheap, and it Will be great
convenience TO me, when written only on one
side,
!. Soldier lull name!
=. Name of place where he resides?
g. In what county, and what State?
1. Under what name did you enlistg
5. Date of your enlistment month and year.
6. In what company and regiments
Z. From what state did it go?
8. Or in the navy, give name OF yessels
9. At what place were you disohargeds
10. Date Of your discharge-month and year?
II. now much are yon disabled from hard
laborg ne fourth one-half. three-fourths or tot
ally Hard farm labor is the standard OF labor
IL. Name the disability or diseases from
which you now suffer-no matter how or when
II occurred!
10. Is your disability IN any way due to bad
or vicious habitsf
II Have you ever heretofore applied for a
pensionG
IS. If SO, give number Of same2
10, Do you now draw pensions
Il. II 50. how much per month!
/ is What Is the number Of your certificates
10. Yonr post-office address; give town, coun-
i ~. aud State In fuls
Answer the above questions carefully. II YOU
are disabled then pension Is certain. 4au
don't have 10 prove tbat the disability was caus-
i ca in the army II you have il nor. that's all
+ that Is required This new act Will benefit
! thousands OF D. NJ ioneTs who now get less than
4 twelve dollars: il they are disabled, no matter
+ from what cause they draw mp to ftrelre dol
( iars according g disability.
For instance suppose a soldier is now drawi 9
+ pension en- wound less than Sls then suppose he
I has some other trouble which did not occur IN
i rbe army weil If so. he can get an increase on
/ thai under this act i disabled by i from labor
f soldiers aud pensioners send me your case At
once / charge nothing /. advance and don
+ demand a dollar tor postage either,
/ John A. Neavill,
Lancaster and potosi.