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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 4 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 5 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 8 |
| 1862 | 7 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 4 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 123 |
| 1877 | 115 |
| 1878 | 53 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 23 |
| 1883 | 92 |
| 1884 | 47 |
| 1885 | 89 |
| 1886 | 41 |
| 1887 | 58 |
| 1888 | 57 |
| 1889 | 144 |
| 1890 | 22 |
| 1891 | 131 |
| 1892 | 238 |
| 1893 | 224 |
| 1894 | 226 |
| 1895 | 284 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1898 | 32 |
| 1899 | 47 |
| 1900 | 11 |
| 1902 | 7 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 79 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 5 |
| 1908 | 30 |
| 1909 | 121 |
| 1910 | 30 |
| 1911 | 18 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 17 |
| 1916 | 47 |
| 1917 | 32 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 14 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6 |
2,698 stories matching like, from 203 towns
Thurston County164
Snohomish County139
Walla Walla County91
Yakima County61
Spokane County59
Grays Harbor County51
Jefferson County29
Clallam County29
Whitman County28
Chelan County17
Stevens County15
Lewis County10
Mason County5
Island County5
Clark County4
Columbia County4
Klickitat County4
Franklin County4
Adams County3
Cowlitz County3
Asotin County2
Douglas County2
Grant County2
Wahkiakum County2
Garfield County1