Charles E. Boswel

T. W. Halliday was elected to a two year term from 1894 to 1896 followed by Charles E. Boswel, who was Sheriff of Malheur County from 1896 to 1898.
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Before running for Sheriff, Boswel was a Deputy Sheriff in the county.After leaving the Sheriff's Office, he was elected as the second mayor of Vale in 1901.

Boswel owned a retail store in Vale in 1886 and also spent time as a stage driver from Ontario to Westfall along the Ontario-Burns stage route.