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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 6 |
| 1858 | 5 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1861 | 12 |
| 1862 | 14 |
| 1863 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1872 | 15 |
| 1876 | 92 |
| 1877 | 75 |
| 1878 | 39 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1880 | 21 |
| 1882 | 15 |
| 1883 | 66 |
| 1884 | 50 |
| 1885 | 55 |
| 1886 | 35 |
| 1887 | 38 |
| 1888 | 35 |
| 1889 | 103 |
| 1890 | 19 |
| 1891 | 66 |
| 1892 | 149 |
| 1893 | 119 |
| 1894 | 148 |
| 1895 | 226 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 6 |
| 1898 | 23 |
| 1899 | 28 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 4 |
| 1903 | 65 |
| 1904 | 46 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 3 |
| 1908 | 35 |
| 1909 | 62 |
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 18 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1916 | 26 |
| 1917 | 23 |
| 1918 | 4 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 4 |
| 1925 | 3 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 1 |
1,854 stories matching yet, from 178 towns
Thurston County135
Spokane County70
Walla Walla County57
Pend Oreille County46
Yakima County41
Grays Harbor County40
Jefferson County22
Whatcom County21
Clallam County17
Stevens County13
Kittitas County13
Lewis County12
Chelan County10
Pacific County7
Adams County4
San Juan County4
Asotin County3
Island County3
Clark County3
Columbia County2
Garfield County2
Grant County2
Klickitat County1