Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-10-02
Application of the Soldier, or
Pensioner.

Any soldier now disabled. no matter from
what cause. excep. from his own vicious habits
can Now get pension.
II he already draws a small pension on some
slight disability, and is disabled from labor by
some other cause even if it did not occur in the
service he can get an increase on the latter DIS
ability, provided he is unable 10 earn 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 Oh which they
are now drawing pension
NeaO Lar IL is not required that the Soldier must
be poor and in poverty-not ut all. II applies to
al Soldiers whether rich or poor. provided only
that thew are incapacitated from manual labor,
in such degree, as TO render them unable TO
earn a support.
This law requires in a soldiers case: % An
honorable discharge. (2l That he served at
least ninety days. (3) permanent physical
or mental inability to earn support, but not due
to vicious habits. ct need not have originated
in the service The soldier is entitled to any
rate from So to Si2, according to inability to earn
a support A pensioner under existing laws may
apply under this one, or pensioner under this
one may apply under other AVS VS. out can araw
The soldier or pensioner VIII please answer
these questions-need not re-copy the questions.
just number your answers, same as eacn question
is numbered. Please write only on one SIDE OF
your letter; paper is cheap, and 1t VIII be great
conveniencet TO me, when written only on one
side.
I. Soldier full names
2. Name OF place where he resides?
g. In what county, and what State!
4. Under what name did You enlists
5. Date OF your enlistment. month and year.
6. In what company and regiments
I. From what State did it go'
s. Or III the navy, give name Of vesself
0. At what place we're you discharged?
TO- Date of your discharge-month and years
II, dow much are you disabled from hard
laborf One-fOurth, one-haf, three-fonrths, or tot
ally. Hard farm labor is the standard of labor.
10. Name the disability or diseases from
which you now suffer-no matter how or when
it occurred?
IS. Is your disability IN any way due to bad
or vicious habitss
H. Have you ever heretofore applied for a
pensions
IS II Sc, give number Of sames
TO- Do you now draw pensions
H. If so. how much per month";
Is What is the number Of your certificate!
10 Your post.otfice address; give town, cour,
", snd State in fulls
Answer the above questions carefully. II you
are disabled, then q pension Is certain You
don't have TO prove that the disability was cans
ed in the army. II you have it RoW. that's all
that is required. This new act will benefit
thousands OF pensioners who now get less than
twelve dollars; II they are disabled. no matter
from Whist cause. they can draw up 70 tteetre dol
lars. according to disability.
For instance, suppose a soldier is now drawing
pension on wound less than SIP; then suppose he
has some other trouble which did not occur in
the army; well If so, he csn get sn increase on
that under the act IL disabled by IL from labor.
Soldiers and pensioners, send me your case st
once / charge nothing in advance and | don't
demand dollar for postage either.
John A. Neavill,
Lancaster and Potosi.