Horace Greeley Adams, Sr.

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Obituary- Adams, Horace

HORACE ADAMS DEAD
Horace G. Adams, 71, of Maple Hill, one of the outstanding cattle men of the state, died Sunday in Los Angeles, Calif., He had been ill with pneumonia only a few days. It affected his heart, causing death.

About two weeks previous, Mr. and Mrs. Adams drove to California with Fred Raymond, a young man from California.

As head of the Adams Cattle Co., Mr. Adams was one of the leading agriculturists and livestock men of Kansas. He was the son of a pioneer stockman and built up his holdings in land and animals to big dimensions during his life. All three of his sons were associated with him in the company.

They were the largest owners of river bottom and upland farms in Wabaunsee county, had a big ranch near Plains, Kan., and recently bought the Hodgins ranch near Silver Lake.

Mr. Adams was born in Mendota, Ill., October 21, 1862. He came to Wabaunsee county with his father, Alex Adams, about 1882.

The company operates a ranch of 70,000 acres in Meade county near Plains, and a 12,000-acre ranch near Maple Hill. Every year about 2,400 calves are branded on the XI breeding ranch at Plains, and sent to the Wabaunsee ranch feeding grounds. The company usually buys that many other animals to feed and market.

Mr. Adams was a member of the executive committee of the Kansas Live Stock association, president of the Stockgrowers State bank of Maple Hill, and a director of the Interstate National bank of Kansas City.

Mr. and Mrs. Horace Adams, Jr., and children of Plains, Kansas, arrived in Rossville called home by the news of the death of Mr. Adams's father which occurred in Los Angeles.

He is survived by his widow, three sons and four daughters. The sons are Alex and Raymond of Maple Hill, and Horace, who is on the XI ranch at Plains. The daughters are Mrs. James Tod, Mrs. John Roberts and Mrs. William Miller of Maple Hill, and Mrs. Frank Dougan of Topeka.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow (Friday) at Maple Hill. Burial will be in the Maple Hill cemetery.