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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1861 | 7 |
| 1862 | 3 |
| 1863 | 18 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 7 |
| 1876 | 39 |
| 1877 | 36 |
| 1878 | 20 |
| 1879 | 4 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 35 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 36 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 24 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 67 |
| 1890 | 7 |
| 1891 | 45 |
| 1892 | 114 |
| 1893 | 122 |
| 1894 | 112 |
| 1895 | 119 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 10 |
| 1899 | 27 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 94 |
| 1904 | 51 |
| 1905 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 17 |
| 1909 | 71 |
| 1910 | 12 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1912 | 5 |
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 24 |
| 1916 | 22 |
| 1917 | 24 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1920 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 4 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,320 stories matching serv, from 131 towns
Walla Walla County72
Snohomish County57
Pend Oreille County35
Yakima County23
Grays Harbor County22
Whitman County18
Whatcom County17
Jefferson County16
Skagit County12
Clallam County9
Island County5
Lewis County5
Stevens County5
Franklin County5
Kittitas County5
Chelan County4
Adams County3
Grant County3
Douglas County2
Garfield County2
Mason County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Clark County1
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Klickitat County1
Okanogan County1