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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 1 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1877 | 8 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 6 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 8 |
| 1884 | 8 |
| 1885 | 6 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 6 |
| 1889 | 12 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 16 |
| 1892 | 40 |
| 1893 | 37 |
| 1894 | 46 |
| 1895 | 33 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 2 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 8 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 19 |
| 1910 | 1 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 |
| 1917 | 2 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 |
305 stories matching suspend, from 63 towns
Walla Walla County11
Snohomish County11
Pend Oreille County9
Benton County9
Yakima County8
Spokane County7
Whatcom County7
Kittitas County4
Kitsap County4
Grays Harbor County3
Skagit County3
Clallam County2
Clark County2
Columbia County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
Jefferson County1
Pacific County1
County not recorded9