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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 4 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 12 |
| 1862 | 20 |
| 1863 | 3 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 3 |
| 1872 | 20 |
| 1876 | 135 |
| 1877 | 93 |
| 1878 | 44 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 19 |
| 1882 | 20 |
| 1883 | 58 |
| 1884 | 35 |
| 1885 | 81 |
| 1886 | 37 |
| 1887 | 43 |
| 1888 | 49 |
| 1889 | 126 |
| 1890 | 30 |
| 1891 | 113 |
| 1892 | 215 |
| 1893 | 157 |
| 1894 | 271 |
| 1895 | 88 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 59 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 99 |
| 1904 | 64 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 93 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 21 |
| 1916 | 31 |
| 1917 | 27 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 7 |
2,217 stories matching give, from 181 towns
Thurston County129
Benton County110
Walla Walla County82
Yakima County65
Grays Harbor County52
Spokane County31
Jefferson County29
Kittitas County22
Lewis County10
Okanogan County10
Chelan County9
Adams County7
Franklin County7
San Juan County5
Clark County4
Stevens County4
Island County4
Mason County4
Columbia County2
Grant County2
Asotin County2
Douglas County2
Wahkiakum County2
Cowlitz County1
Garfield County1
County not recorded12