In a message dated 11/24/2002 9:59:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Sam SCOTT is drilling a well for Senator VOLLENWEIDER on the High street > side of his residence. The Senator hopes to strike water, but would not > object to oil or gas. The well is not yet cased with the short string. > > State Senator Otto Vollenweider was a local lawyer for many years and was the oldest practicing attorney at the time of his death. He was a member of the McArthur Christian church and also owned a cabin at the northeast corner of route 56 and 93, that cabin was later owned by the Esmont family. Otto was the son of John and Katharina Vollenweider. John was born in Thurgau Switzerland in 1833.