W. H. Platner, justice of the peace and real estate agent at Glidden, is a native of Iowa, born in Cedar County, March 5, 1840, a son of Christopher and Mary (Angle) Platner. Of the thirteen children born to his parents our subject was the youngest. He was reared to the avocation of a farmer, and was educated in the common schools of his native county. In September, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry, and was soon promoted to Second Sergeant. June 5, 1862, he was appointed Second Lieutenant, and in November following was promoted to First Lieutenant. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, Vicksburg, Kenesaw Mountain and Atlanta, Georgia. He was wounded at Atlanta in the right lung by a minie ball, July 22, 1864, and November 23, 1864, received an honorable discharge. After the war he returned to Cedar County, Iowa, where he was married August 8, 1867, to Miss Anna Pierce, of Linn County, Iowa. They are the parents of six children—Austa, George, Edward, Lewis, William and Justin. In 1871 Mr. Platner came with his family to Carroll County, and located at Glidden, where he engaged in general merchandising. Later he began dealing in groceries, and subsequently engaged in the hardware business, which he followed until he began dealing in real estate. In 1884 he was elected justice of the peace, and re-elected in 1886, and is still filling that office to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He dispenses justice in a fair, impartial manner to all who are called before him, and by his honorable dealing he has gained the confidence and respect of all who know him. In politics he is a Republican, and is a strong adherent of the principles of that party. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, being a comrade of the post at Glidden.

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