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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1872 | 5 |
| 1876 | 24 |
| 1877 | 13 |
| 1878 | 9 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 19 |
| 1884 | 11 |
| 1885 | 23 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 19 |
| 1888 | 14 |
| 1889 | 35 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 20 |
| 1892 | 80 |
| 1893 | 71 |
| 1894 | 67 |
| 1895 | 12 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 35 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 25 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 4 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 8 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
607 stories matching child, from 88 towns
Snohomish County25
Benton County24
Walla Walla County17
Yakima County15
Whatcom County11
Spokane County8
Grays Harbor County8
Whitman County8
Jefferson County6
Kittitas County5
Clallam County4
Lewis County4
Kitsap County4
Lincoln County4
Adams County2
Clark County2
Chelan County2
Skagit County2
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Mason County1
Stevens County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded2