<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 141,047 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,020 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,898 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 21,677 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 171,642 <COMMON> 40,265 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 8,916 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 49,181 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 54,470 <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> 67,219 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 171,642 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 17,998 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2,144 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 11,680 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 13,824 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 4,174 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 126 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 4,300 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,977 <NET-INCOME> 2,323 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 19 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,304 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,428 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 3,105 <EPS-PRIMARY> .80 <EPS-DILUTED> .80