Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 410,804	$ 512,407
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	419,751	293,458
Unamortized debt issuance cost	11,285	11,589
Regulatory Amortizations	405,152	528,740
Stock issued for services and stock option expense	95,911	12,600
Pension adjustment	(197,665)	(124,599)
Loss (Gain) on sale of marketable securities	(24,703)	(102,608)
Deferred income taxes	235,060	(159,431)
Bad debt expense	35,545	39,120
(Increase) decrease in
Accounts receivable	(914,911)	(1,691,583)
Gas stored underground	553,229	757,471
Materials and supplies inventories	260,002	36,443
Prepaid expenses	103,682	411,105
Unrecovered gas costs	(518,392)	(160,619)
Deferred regulatory costs	(300,059)	(62,944)
Other	9,691	(42,550)
Increase (decrease) in
Accounts payable	167,537	93,659
Accrued expenses	(34,532)	133,445
Customer deposits and accrued interest	290,841	296,767
Deferred compensation	(332,178)
Deferred pension costs & post-retirement benefits	65,868	(110,492)
Other liabilities and deferred credits	25,808	(84,667)
Net cash provided by operating activities	767,726	587,311
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of securities available-for-sale	(396,126)	(1,288,056)
Sale of securities available-for-sale	370,008	1,267,823
Capital expenditures	(2,501,627)	(1,668,223)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,527,745)	(1,688,456)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds under lines-of-credit	4,750,523	3,688,189
Repayment of lines-of-credit	(2,908,800)	(3,680,203)
Debt issuance cost expense		(13,053)
Cash received from sale of stock	350,000
Dividends paid	(209,538)	(171,719)
Proceeds under long-term debt		1,878,000
Repayment of long-term debt	(229,376)	(662,760)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	1,752,809	1,038,454
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(7,210)	(62,691)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	173,245	69,552
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	166,035	6,861
Cash paid during the period for
Interest	248,115	203,162
Income taxes	$ 28,500	$ 386,471