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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 16 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1880 | 3 |
| 1882 | 7 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 53 |
| 1885 | 60 |
| 1886 | 35 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 31 |
| 1889 | 99 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 71 |
| 1892 | 171 |
| 1893 | 162 |
| 1894 | 216 |
| 1895 | 244 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 60 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 84 |
| 1904 | 91 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 155 |
| 1910 | 31 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1914 | 19 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 29 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 13 |
| 1924 | 14 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1929 | 4 |
1,953 stories matching committe, from 110 towns
Thurston County186
Benton County103
Walla Walla County88
Snohomish County77
Spokane County45
Yakima County29
Whatcom County28
Kittitas County25
Grays Harbor County20
Jefferson County14
Clark County9
Whitman County8
Lewis County6
Clallam County4
Adams County4
Chelan County4
Stevens County3
Okanogan County3
Columbia County2
Grant County2
San Juan County1