Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 2,258,438	$ 1,617,158
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	1,652,840	1,266,429
Unamortized debt issuance cost	34,265	34,007
Regulatory Amortizations	1,016,713	1,201,913
Stock issued for services and stock option expense	187,984	223,095
Pension adjustment	(282,387)	(410,640)
Loss (Gain) on sale of marketable securities	(44,316)	(75,188)
Deferred income taxes	840,202	614,214
Bad debt expense	150,675	133,648
Undistributed (earnings) loss on joint ventures	39,267
(Increase) decrease in
Accounts receivable	(1,418,806)	(349,885)
Gas stored underground	883,958	1,160,205
Materials and supplies inventories	257,506	86,317
Prepaid expenses	(354,948)	(248,922)
Unrecovered gas costs	1,041,075	261,381
Deferred regulatory costs	(1,048,829)	(1,335,369)
Other	(33,273)	(13,677)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable	398,381	(60,601)
Accrued expenses	(53,989)	(97,294)
Customer deposits and accrued interest	(469,575)	(250,000)
Deferred compensation	(100,022)	(650,802)
Deferred pension costs & post-retirement benefits	(182,636)	(117,122)
Other liabilities and deferred credits	(40,021)	12,411
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	4,732,502	3,001,278
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of securities available-for-sale	(886,286)	(1,042,417)
Sale of securities available-for-sale	973,083	1,300,553
Investment in joint ventures	(181,000)
Capital expenditures	(3,851,288)	(4,639,576)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(3,945,491)	(4,381,440)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds under lines-of-credit	10,772,291	11,834,971
Repayment of lines-of-credit	(10,070,708)	(11,482,911)
Debt issuance cost expense	(3,302)	(983)
Cash received from sale of stock	10,796	2,350,000
Dividends paid	(745,849)	(682,243)
Proceeds under long-term debt	108,858	18,002
Repayment of long-term debt	(913,769)	(721,931)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(841,683)	1,314,905
Net (decrease) increase in cash	(54,672)	(65,257)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	70,083	173,245
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	15,411	107,988
Cash paid during the period for
Interest	712,314	723,551
Income Taxes	115,984	132,129
Non-cash financing activities:
Dividends paid with shares	$ 80,817	$ 62,181