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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 5 |
| 1858 | 9 |
| 1859 | 10 |
| 1860 | 7 |
| 1861 | 10 |
| 1862 | 8 |
| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 3 |
| 1872 | 19 |
| 1876 | 146 |
| 1877 | 90 |
| 1878 | 71 |
| 1879 | 6 |
| 1880 | 18 |
| 1882 | 24 |
| 1883 | 135 |
| 1884 | 51 |
| 1885 | 88 |
| 1886 | 46 |
| 1887 | 55 |
| 1888 | 65 |
| 1889 | 158 |
| 1890 | 41 |
| 1891 | 135 |
| 1892 | 248 |
| 1893 | 199 |
| 1894 | 260 |
| 1895 | 392 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 15 |
| 1898 | 33 |
| 1899 | 59 |
| 1900 | 12 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 110 |
| 1904 | 81 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 50 |
| 1909 | 101 |
| 1910 | 28 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 7 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 26 |
| 1916 | 46 |
| 1917 | 36 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 2 |
| 1923 | 23 |
| 1924 | 11 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 4 |
| 1929 | 5 |
3,024 stories matching much, from 233 towns
Thurston County189
Yakima County132
Walla Walla County101
Spokane County96
Jefferson County48
Kittitas County22
Clallam County21
Chelan County20
Mason County15
Pacific County13
Clark County11
Stevens County11
San Juan County10
Columbia County7
Franklin County5
Lincoln County5
Adams County4
Asotin County1
Cowlitz County1
Douglas County1
Garfield County1
Grant County1
Klickitat County1
Wahkiakum County1