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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1876 | 11 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 5 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 6 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1889 | 16 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 10 |
| 1892 | 19 |
| 1893 | 15 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 16 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 2 |
| 1905 | 1 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 16 |
| 1910 | 2 |
| 1911 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 1 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
210 stories matching dear, from 39 towns
King County106
Snohomish County12
Walla Walla County10
Benton County9
Thurston County7
Pend Oreille County6
Jefferson County6
Yakima County5
Whatcom County4
Kitsap County2
Spokane County2
Kittitas County2
Lewis County2
Asotin County1
Clark County1
Douglas County1
Lincoln County1
Mason County1
San Juan County1
Stevens County1
County not recorded4