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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 62 |
| 1877 | 55 |
| 1878 | 29 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 76 |
| 1884 | 24 |
| 1885 | 52 |
| 1886 | 28 |
| 1887 | 31 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 83 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 62 |
| 1892 | 188 |
| 1893 | 190 |
| 1894 | 214 |
| 1895 | 203 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 64 |
| 1904 | 63 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 37 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 25 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,839 stories matching cut, from 205 towns
Benton County71
Thurston County70
Walla Walla County52
Grays Harbor County51
Yakima County47
Kittitas County27
Jefferson County26
Whitman County23
Clallam County13
Lewis County12
Mason County10
Grant County8
Okanogan County7
Pacific County6
Chelan County6
Franklin County5
Douglas County4
Island County4
San Juan County4
Columbia County3
Cowlitz County3
Asotin County2
Klickitat County2
Lincoln County2
Wahkiakum County2
Adams County1
Clark County1
Ferry County1
Garfield County1