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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 4 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 5 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 67 |
| 1877 | 54 |
| 1878 | 42 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 11 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 42 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 50 |
| 1886 | 18 |
| 1887 | 27 |
| 1888 | 28 |
| 1889 | 78 |
| 1890 | 9 |
| 1891 | 71 |
| 1892 | 94 |
| 1893 | 89 |
| 1894 | 117 |
| 1895 | 51 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 |
| 1903 | 40 |
| 1904 | 30 |
| 1905 | 4 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1909 | 47 |
| 1910 | 13 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 4 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 15 |
| 1916 | 24 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 3 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1925 | 3 |
1,189 stories matching meaning, from 117 towns
Snohomish County68
Walla Walla County42
Yakima County32
Whatcom County20
Jefferson County16
Spokane County14
Kittitas County11
Clallam County11
Whitman County8
Skagit County7
Pacific County6
Chelan County5
Columbia County5
Okanogan County5
Stevens County4
Clark County4
Lewis County4
Adams County3
Mason County3
San Juan County3
Island County3
Grant County2
Douglas County1
County not recorded10