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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 3 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 47 |
| 1877 | 40 |
| 1878 | 28 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 9 |
| 1883 | 38 |
| 1884 | 20 |
| 1885 | 48 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 26 |
| 1888 | 31 |
| 1889 | 65 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 66 |
| 1892 | 149 |
| 1893 | 157 |
| 1894 | 172 |
| 1895 | 162 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 24 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 74 |
| 1904 | 53 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 |
| 1909 | 44 |
| 1910 | 11 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1912 | 1 |
| 1914 | 10 |
| 1915 | 2 |
| 1916 | 11 |
| 1917 | 3 |
| 1923 | 3 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,391 stories matching wit, from 134 towns
Walla Walla County57
Snohomish County57
Jefferson County25
Grays Harbor County22
Benton County22
Whatcom County19
Whitman County15
Lewis County13
Kittitas County10
Mason County9
Chelan County9
Clallam County8
Clark County6
Cowlitz County6
Island County5
Adams County4
Columbia County2
Klickitat County2
Asotin County1
Garfield County1
Lincoln County1
San Juan County1
County not recorded15