141.140. The sheriff shall, subject to the provisions ofsection 141.130, execute to the purchasers of real estate underthis law a deed for the property sold which shall be acknowledgedbefore the circuit court of the county, as in ordinary cases, andwhich shall convey a title in fee to such purchaser of the realestate therein named, and shall be prima facie evidence of title,and that the matters and things therein stated are true.
(RSMo 1939 § 11391, A.L. 1945 p. 1946 § 11386)