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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 19 |
| 1877 | 20 |
| 1878 | 7 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 22 |
| 1884 | 10 |
| 1885 | 22 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 7 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 20 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 21 |
| 1892 | 48 |
| 1893 | 32 |
| 1894 | 52 |
| 1895 | 69 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 19 |
| 1904 | 23 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 7 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 3 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 4 |
| 1924 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
531 stories matching communic, from 85 towns
Benton County28
Snohomish County25
Pend Oreille County17
Walla Walla County16
Grays Harbor County15
Spokane County13
Jefferson County11
Whatcom County7
Yakima County6
Clallam County3
Chelan County2
Kittitas County2
Lewis County2
San Juan County2
Stevens County2
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Grant County1
Island County1
Kitsap County1
Klickitat County1
Mason County1
Okanogan County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded7