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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 3 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 4 |
| 1876 | 27 |
| 1877 | 19 |
| 1878 | 14 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1883 | 39 |
| 1884 | 19 |
| 1885 | 30 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 28 |
| 1888 | 20 |
| 1889 | 44 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 51 |
| 1892 | 129 |
| 1893 | 104 |
| 1894 | 82 |
| 1895 | 97 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 1 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 49 |
| 1904 | 54 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 50 |
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 2 |
| 1914 | 13 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 9 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 9 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1928 | 2 |
1,043 stories matching play, from 121 towns
Walla Walla County40
Snohomish County38
Thurston County34
Whatcom County25
Grays Harbor County24
Spokane County20
Jefferson County15
Pend Oreille County11
Chelan County10
Kitsap County8
Kittitas County6
Clallam County5
Okanogan County5
Skagit County5
Lewis County4
Pacific County4
Stevens County4
San Juan County3
Clark County2
Mason County2
Adams County2
Cowlitz County2
Grant County2
Island County2
Asotin County1
Columbia County1
Klickitat County1