<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 143,354 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,017 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 9,917 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 21,564 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 175,852 <COMMON> 40,772 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 10,596 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 51,368 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 54,460 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 69,252 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 175,852 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 30,219 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 4,268 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 17,979 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 22,247 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 7,972 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 223 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 8,195 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,952 <NET-INCOME> 5,243 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 29 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 5,214 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,658 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 5,820 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.79 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.79