(from THE MOLINE ADVANCE March 31, 1921)
R. H. Nichols Dead
R. H. Nichols, one of the pioneers and the first lawyer in this county, died Saturday at Woodward, Oklahoma. He had moved from Woodward to Iola, Kansas, but had gone back to finish his law business in the March term of court at Woodward. Mrs. Nichols was with him at the time. He came to Elk County in 1869 and settled on a claim near Elk Falls. He was one of the founders of Elk Falls. He served in the civil war and was at one time state senator. He was an able lawyer and a brilliant orator.