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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 70 |
| 1877 | 50 |
| 1878 | 24 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 12 |
| 1882 | 12 |
| 1883 | 73 |
| 1884 | 36 |
| 1885 | 58 |
| 1886 | 30 |
| 1887 | 51 |
| 1888 | 44 |
| 1889 | 102 |
| 1890 | 14 |
| 1891 | 81 |
| 1892 | 166 |
| 1893 | 171 |
| 1894 | 211 |
| 1895 | 223 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 17 |
| 1899 | 37 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 82 |
| 1904 | 48 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1909 | 90 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 34 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 6 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 6 |
1,927 stories matching howev, from 173 towns
Thurston County103
Benton County84
Walla Walla County64
Spokane County44
Yakima County33
Jefferson County29
Whitman County22
Lewis County10
Mason County7
Clallam County7
Chelan County6
Pacific County6
San Juan County5
Stevens County5
Franklin County5
Clark County3
Grant County3
Island County3
Douglas County3
Columbia County2
Cowlitz County2
Klickitat County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Ferry County1
Skamania County1