<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 164,830 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,818 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 8,519 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 16,793 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 191,960 <COMMON> 42,672 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 13,714 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 56,386 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 44,400 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 4,130 <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> 68,155 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 191,960 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 8,796 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 539 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,012 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,551 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 2,245 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 301 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 2,546 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,067 <NET-INCOME> 1,479 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 9 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,470 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,626 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 2,555 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.94 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.94