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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 2 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 9 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 38 |
| 1877 | 31 |
| 1878 | 31 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 65 |
| 1884 | 27 |
| 1885 | 45 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 23 |
| 1888 | 41 |
| 1889 | 77 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 86 |
| 1892 | 153 |
| 1893 | 155 |
| 1894 | 131 |
| 1895 | 192 |
| 1897 | 9 |
| 1898 | 25 |
| 1899 | 47 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1902 | 5 |
| 1903 | 97 |
| 1904 | 92 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1907 | 8 |
| 1908 | 60 |
| 1909 | 133 |
| 1910 | 43 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 16 |
| 1915 | 32 |
| 1916 | 67 |
| 1917 | 26 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1922 | 4 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 5 |
1,909 stories matching oper, from 183 towns
Benton County129
Pend Oreille County106
Walla Walla County61
Spokane County56
Yakima County45
Whatcom County27
Jefferson County25
Clallam County19
Stevens County14
Chelan County10
Lewis County9
Clark County7
Mason County6
San Juan County5
Pacific County5
Island County4
Grant County3
Douglas County3
Franklin County2
Garfield County2
Adams County2
Asotin County2
Columbia County2