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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 17 |
| 1876 | 30 |
| 1877 | 38 |
| 1878 | 21 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 5 |
| 1885 | 24 |
| 1886 | 4 |
| 1887 | 10 |
| 1888 | 7 |
| 1889 | 29 |
| 1890 | 1 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 33 |
| 1893 | 26 |
| 1894 | 33 |
| 1895 | 42 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1903 | 10 |
| 1904 | 9 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1924 | 1 |
427 stories matching dispatch, from 94 towns
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Jefferson County19
Yakima County11
Walla Walla County11
Whatcom County9
Kittitas County8
Clallam County8
San Juan County6
Spokane County5
Benton County5
Chelan County5
Pend Oreille County3
Lewis County3
Clark County2
Lincoln County2
Adams County2
Franklin County2
Grant County2
Stevens County2
Cowlitz County1
Grays Harbor County1
Island County1
County not recorded6