Submitted by
Loyd Bishop

B. Warkentin Dead

Word was received here this morning from Newton,Kansas, announcing that Mr. B. Warkentin. had been killed in a railroad accident at Naples, Italy. Mr. Warkentin's who was president of the Blackwell Milling and Elevator Company was with his wife touring Europe at the time of his death. They were to be members of a Cook's tourist party for three months and then spend another three months visiting the capitals of Europe and Mr. Warkentin old home in southern Russia. The announcement came as a shock not only to the mill men, but the many aquaintances of Mr.Warkentin in this city, all of whom esteem him very highly. Carl Warkentin the son who lives in Newton, left immediately for Naples...

Mr. Warkentin's Funeral

Mr. Frank Folt'z manager for the Blackwell Milling & Elevator Co. received word this Thursday noon from New York of the arrival there this morning of the body of Mr. Burnard Warkentin late president of the company who was accidentally shot and killed while touring the Holy land. The funeral will be held at his former home, Newton, Kans, next Tuesday May 8, and the mill will be closed for the day and the entire force of employees attend the funeral. Mr. Warkentin was known and admired by a number of our citizens and they join with the mill in mourning the death of a most excellent man

Mr. Warkentin's Funeral

The funeral of Mr. B. Warkentin, late president of the Blackwell Milling & Elevator Company of this city took place from the family residence in Newton, Kans, Tuesday afternoon of this week. The big mill here was shut down for the day, and all of the employee, some 22 in number including those from the grain department attended the funeral in a body and were accompanied by Messrs Blake, Hagaman and Barrett from the Commercial club, and Mr.Fred Martin representing the other grain interests of the city, and Miss Buchholz. The mills at Newton and Halstead of which Mr. Warkentin was president also closed for the day, and the employees attended in a body. The funeral was at 2:30,and was attented by at least 8000 people from all over Kansas and Oklahoma. Newton flags were at half mast,and business was suspended from 2 o'clock until after the funeral as a mark of respect to their most worthy citizen. Mr. Warkentin was accidentally shot and killed by a Turkish prince while traveling in Turkey in Asia, and was known and admired by quite a number of our people in addition to the mill people and all of his many friends and aquaintances deplore the tragedy which ended so useful a life.