The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-28
RANK N|CkERSHhM' Luck.
WASHINGTON SOLDIER WHO
GOES TO MANILA.
..,tos and In Selected by Gen.
~~rrtss 20 Act - N OrdeyIy-Wfn
se the states Sole Representative

sr.cga, Dispatch 70 the poss-InteiIlgencer.
~aroxA. June 27.-Frank D. Wicker
- If tbs state. who enlisted az a
s-ra:e IN Company X, OF the First regi-
800 "a destined sso far AZ official data
- Tar 3rd.c1tesD 20 hs the only soldier
.-o.g .bs Washington troops 30 see &C
- service ia the Philippines. He In Q
~ssra % age braxny. daredevil sort
- sel!ow, ard IL 10 serve "a h5sdaEar-
-. orderly Or the Star % Gen. Merritt
wrkersharn ~ brother OF ex-jadge
,,ses v'lc.ersha1I. Of Tacoma. and fe-
80 az this added TO the fact that me
usske-sharas OF Salem. Ill, and the Aer-
as, !, the same place have bean warm
syssnss and ne.gabors for the past three
..rsraf.sgs tsse ordinary pialr. every
ssv psiysts has reached q position that
80 ueaf his active participation In the
s.1easyv work CT the nations troops who
- To make their way 10 the froa; in the
sHrsusneg From the information a.
.sta .sruss on.anable Il seems almost GER
-. ina. Private Wickersham IL 70 oe
,gss oua man in the First Washington
,sxsnnent who will play lucky enough TO
.sss MS share Of III. burden fo be- as
.gres nv the United States soldiers in
ana aboa, Manila.
yctrkersham vas among the first 10
.-,s into line for enlistment hers when
-. s,ase troops had Their rendezvous at
r.rn Rogers He failed 10 get A chance
!. ss,.st in Company c. his choice of
.aiee ard later entered the ranks RI
rnrnanv X. Of waltsburg. lie has been
ans az the members Of the four COM
,anssS making UP the Third battalion To-
ss.,A at Vancouver barracks, and has
anae his share III performing the mental
aus.ss assigned TO the priyaies OF this
battalion,
ike others, in writing 10 his relatives.
\, ,oa az all his troubles. and II was his
1s,srYninesf kick" that first led TO the
s.ve which resulted In hts getting on
shs s,ar OF Gen Merritt. a letter 10
tAo general sent by relatives OF Private
wIekersham brought a reply advising
ma. young WIckersham be transferred
srp,n tie Washington troops 10 some de-
,aehnegt billed 10 30 10 Manila. This
suggestion was followed by wlcksrsham.
VIC was transferred from Company X 10
battalion OF the Idaho troops.
,s..en the strength Of Gen. Merritt's let
ts, Gen. Merriam Endorsed the change Of
w,ekershaul. and last Saturday evening
,he matter was formally Strengthened out.
wtcasrsAam had no sooner been transfer
ysa 10 the Idaho troops. now In San Fran
ea~sa than he received official notiiica-
tsog % report 10 his newly adopted conf
pany Following this came Geographic or
dsrs advising the transferred man that he
had been named by Gen. Merritt TO act az
headquarters orderly on the generals STAN.
Later came the wired instructions telling
hos she newly made orderly must report
for duty In time to join the expedition
which d TO leave the Golden Gate Wesines-
day Of ihs week. ana. Wickersham IS nov
en- rouia to the south 10 take his place on
Gen. Mssfi,t's STAFF.
Private Wick az he IL PECULIARLY term
ed Il vel known about the Sound coun-
Try, ana IL typical American. lie Is a
typsset,er as trade but by choice wan
aegeT, its last trip. after having made the
rcuaa q me world aboard ship. WAS To the
nayrh ~ 3 common sailor on "A steam
sckaaaer bound for tho Arctic whaling va
fers He vas one of the CREW Of one of tho
~aaleFs Fiat got oat or the icse last year
ard returned safely to California. Phys
icaily he Is wthnu; - hlenssh. Nearly s
feet Tall. weighing islt's less than isa
pcaaa* young aud full Of ginger" Order
" Hickerslfaus IL destined ~ be- stamped
@, X H ls a dead shot with II rifle noted
for hls ability 10 rid. any horse that ever
stood or legs ana Is repnted To have a
Gainy head on his shoulders