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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 4 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 60 |
| 1877 | 60 |
| 1878 | 45 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 8 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 30 |
| 1884 | 16 |
| 1885 | 71 |
| 1886 | 24 |
| 1887 | 37 |
| 1888 | 53 |
| 1889 | 120 |
| 1890 | 12 |
| 1891 | 99 |
| 1892 | 162 |
| 1893 | 176 |
| 1894 | 252 |
| 1895 | 78 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 64 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 89 |
| 1904 | 75 |
| 1905 | 9 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 1 |
| 1909 | 77 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 25 |
| 1916 | 37 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1925 | 4 |
1,838 stories matching given, from 150 towns
Benton County100
Walla Walla County71
Yakima County52
Grays Harbor County46
Spokane County25
Jefferson County23
Kittitas County21
Whatcom County19
Whitman County16
Chelan County13
Clark County9
Okanogan County8
Clallam County8
Lewis County6
Mason County3
Adams County3
Klickitat County3
Grant County2
Ferry County1
Garfield County1
Island County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1
Skamania County1
Stevens County1
Wahkiakum County1