Copies of the notices required by this act, and proof of the publication, posting or giving thereof, and an affidavit of the mechanic, artisan, tradesman, carrier or other bailee, or some competent agent or witness in his or her behalf, setting forth the claim and the actual expenses of the publication and sale, shall be filed and kept in the county clerk's office of the county where the sale takes place, and the same or copies thereof duly certified by such clerk shall be received as presumptive evidence of the matters therein contained.
K.S.A. 58-214