Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 366,799	$ 410,804
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	477,324	419,751
Unamortized debt issuance cost	11,727	11,285
Regulatory Amortizations	354,996	405,152
Stock issued for services and stock option expense	175,542	95,911
Pension adjustment	(94,129)	(197,665)
Loss (Gain) on sale of marketable securities	(5,356)	(24,703)
Deferred income taxes	28,718	235,060
Bad debt expense	73,559	35,545
Undistributed earnings on joint ventures	(21,597)
(Increase) decrease in
Accounts receivable	(1,415,997)	(914,911)
Gas stored underground	778,150	553,229
Materials and supplies inventories	10,108	260,002
Prepaid expenses	90,802	103,682
Unrecovered gas costs	(153,300)	(518,392)
Deferred regulatory costs	(641,027)	(300,059)
Other	(23,323)	9,691
Increase (decrease) in
Accounts payable	266,563	167,537
Accrued expenses	136,544	(34,532)
Customer deposits and accrued interest	255,785	290,841
Deferred compensation	11,114	(332,178)
Deferred pension costs & post-retirement benefits	(67,434)	65,868
Other liabilities and deferred credits	(244,310)	25,808
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	371,258	767,726
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of securities available-for-sale	(452,462)	(396,126)
Sale of securities available-for-sale	435,575	370,008
Investment in joint ventures	(30,000)
Capital expenditures	(2,082,327)	(2,501,627)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,129,214)	(2,527,745)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds under lines-of-credit	3,997,523	4,750,523
Repayment of lines-of-credit	(1,742,922)	(2,908,800)
Cash received from sale of stock		350,000
Dividends paid	(267,560)	(209,538)
Proceeds under long-term debt	77,435
Repayment of long-term debt	(276,385)	(229,376)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	1,788,091	1,752,809
Net (decrease) increase in cash	30,135	(7,210)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	70,083	173,245
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	100,218	166,035
Cash paid during the period for
Interest	241,042	248,115
Income Taxes	$ 24,333	$ 28,500