Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-28
Application Of the Soldier, or
Pensioner.


ANY older now disabled. no matter from
what cause except from his own vicious habits
can Now get pension.
II ne already draws 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 TO earn a support
by labor. Thousands of Pensioners, who now
entitled under the new law TO an increase, on
some other disability than that which they
are now drawing pension.
In order to be entitled to the benefit of this
NelO Lar, il is not required that the SoIdermust
be 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 degree, as 30 render them unable TO
earn a support.
This law requires in a soldiers case: "a An
honorable discharge. (2) That he served at
or mental inability to earn support, bnt not due
to vicious habits. (lt need not have originated
in the service.) The soldier is entitled to any
rate from So TO Sl2 according to inability to
a support. pensioner under existing laws may
apply under this one, or a 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
these questious-need not re-copy the questions.
just number yOnr answers, same as each question
is numbered. Please write only on one side of
your letter, paper is cheap, and it VIII be great
convenience to me, when written only on one
side.
/. soldiers fun name
> Name Of place where he resides?
3. In what county, and what State?
4. Under what name did you enlist?
5. Date OF your enlistment, mouth and year.
6. In what company and regiment!
T. From what State did it 90:
s. orif in the navy. give name of vesself
Q. At what place we're yon disehargeds
10. Date of your discharge-month and year.
ii. iow much are you disabled from hard
labor One-fourth, one-half, threefonrths, or tot
ally. Hard farm labor is the standard Of labor.
10. Name the disability or diseases from
which you now suHer-no matter how or wnen
il occurred
10. Is your disability IN any way due to bad
or vicious habits!
u. Have You ever heretofore applied for
pensions
IS. II Sc, give number OF samey
&c. Do you now draw pension
Il. II so, how much per month
is What is the number Of yonr certificates
10. Your postofiice address; give town, eoun-
w. and state in fulls
Answer the above questions carefully. If YOU
are disabled, then a pension is certain. You
don't have TO prove that the disability was caus-
cd in the army. If you have il n0ie that's all
that is required. This new act viii benefit
thousands OF pensioners who now get less than
twelve dollars; il they are disabled, no matter
from what cause, they can draw up 70 t3CtlEs dol
lars according TO disability.
For instance, suppose s soldier is now drawing
pension on wound less than Sl2: then suppose he
has some other trouble which did not occur in
the army, well II so, he can get an increase on
that under the act II 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 ard rotosi a
Wis.