Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-10-30
Application of the Soldier, or
Pensioner.


Any older now disabled. no matter from
what cause, excep' from his own vicious habits
can Now gel pension.
II he already draws small pension on some
slight disability, and is disabled from labor by
some other cause even IL il did not occur In the
service be can get an increase on the latter dis
ability, provided he Il unable TO earn support
by laoor. Thousands OF Pensioners who now
draw less than twelve dollars per MONTH will he
entitled under the new law 20 an increase, on
some other disability than that on which they
are now drawing pension
In order 20 be entitled 10 the benefit OF this
Atp Lar, j. II not required that the Soldier must
be poor and In poyerIy-not at all. It applies To
0tt Sot0efS. whether rich OF poor. provided ouly
that they are incapaeitated from manual labor,
IN such degree, as 30 render them unable 10
earn a support.
This law requires in a soldiers case: "a An
honorable discharge. CD That he served at
least ninety days. 90 permanent physical
or mental inability 70 earn support, but not due
20 vicious habits. at need not have originated
in the service The soldier Is entitled to any
rate from SO TO Si2. according TO inability 20 earn
aeupport. pensioner under existing laws may
apply under this one, or pensioner under this
one may apply under other laws but can draw
only one pension az the same time
The soldier or pensioner will please answer
.hese questions-need not re-copy the questions
just number your answers, same each question
is numbered. Please write only on one side OF
your letter; paper Is cheap, and IL Will be great
convenience TO me, when written only on ono
side.
/. soldiers foil nam,f
2. Name Of place where he rcsidesS
3. In what county, sudwhat stateY
Z. Under what name did sou enlistY
5. Date OF your enlistment, month and year
6. In what company aud regimeutf
z. From what State did il GOT
8. orifiuthe navy, give name Of yesself
?. Al what place were you dIrohargedf
10. Date Of your discharge month and year,
II. low much are you disabled from hard
laborY nefuurlh, one.haf. thrre-fourths, or tot
ally. Hard farm labor is he standard Of labor
le, Name the disability or diseases from
which you now suffer no matter how or when
II occurredf
10. Is your disability m any way due to bad
or vicious habitsf
H. Have you ever heretofore applied for
pension!
49, fss, give number II sameg
i6 Do you now draw pensionG
H. II 80 how much per month";
iS What is the number Of your certiicates
TO- Your post.ofdce address; give town, coun.
ty, and State in fuly
Answer the above questions carefully II you
are disabled, then pension il certain You
don't have to prove that the disability was caus-
ed in the army. fyou have Il nor. that's all
that Is required This new act will bcueGt
thousands OF pensioners who now Get less than
twelve dollars il they are disabled. no matter
from what cause, they can draw up to t1oetto dOg-
tdrs, according 10 disability.
For instance. suppose soldier IL now drawing
pension on wound less than Si2; then suppose ne
has some other trouble which did NOT occur IN
the army; well IL so. he can get an increase on
that under the act IL disabled by II from Tabor
Soldiers and pensioners, send me yonr case a.
once. charge nothing 10 advance and | don't
demand dollar for postage either.
John A. Neavill,
Lancaster and Potosi.
Wis.